[20190311]IN11046_缅甸若开邦正在酝酿新的危机？.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i New Crisis Brewing in Burmas Rakhine State? Michael F. Martin Specialist in Asian Affairs Updated March 11, 2019 Approximately 250 Chin and Rakhine refugees entered into Bangladeshs Bandarban district in the first week of February, trying to escape the fighting between Burmas military, or Tatmadaw, and one of Burmas newest ethnic armed organizations (EAOs), the Arakan Army (AA). Bangladeshs Foreign Minister Abdul Momen summoned Burmas ambassador Lwin Oo to protest the arrival of the Rakhine refugees and the military clampdown in Rakhine State. Bangladesh has reportedly closed its border to Rakhine State. U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee released a press statement on January 18, 2019, indicating that heavy fighting between the AA and the Tatmadaw had displaced at least 5,000 people. She also called on the Rakhine State government to reinstate access for international humanitarian organizations. The Conflict Between the Arakan Army and the Tatmadaw The AA was formed in Kachin State in 2009, with the support of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). In 2015, the AA