Muslim Rohingya insurgents said on Saturday they are ready to respond to any peace move by the Myanmar government but a one-month ceasefire they declared to enable the delivery of aid in violence-racked Rakhine state is about to end. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) did not say what action it would take after the ceasefire ends at midnight on Monday but it was “determined to stop the tyranny and oppression” waged against the Rohingya people. “If at any stage, the Burmese [Myanmar] government is inclined to peace, then ARSA will welcome that inclination and reciprocate,” the group said in a statement. The ARSA accused the government of using murder, arson and rape as “tools of depopulation.”‘Native’The ARSA denies links to foreign Islamists. Many refugees fear they will not have the paperwork they believe Myanmar will demand to allow them back.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 07, 2017 06:45 UTC