he Rohingya, a Muslim minority group, have faced persecution and discrimination in Myanmar for decades. The intensification of the crisis occurred in August 2017, when the Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) responded to attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) with a brutal crackdown. (dec 17, 2016 – may 2, 2020)
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dec 17, 2016
may 2, 2020
~ 3 years and 4 months