Rohingya-linked group calls for peacekeeping troops in Myanmar’s Rakhine

‘A nascent Rohingya-linked armed group, which now calls itself the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ASRA), has called for international peacekeepers to protect the stateless persecuted Muslim minority in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
The outfit, in a statement on Wednesday, called for the international community to take “necessary measures, including sending peacekeeping forces into Arakan (Rakhine) State”.
The group, which denies any links to terrorism, added that it had acted to “defend, salvage and protect (the) Rohingya community in Arakan (Rakhine)”.
“We have the legitimate right under international law to defend ourselves in line with the principle of self-defense,” the statement read.’
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