Myanmar blames violence on armed Rohingya group

The Myanmar government blames an armed Rohingya group for much of the recent violence in Rakhine state. The group calls itself the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and claims to defend the Rohingya Muslims from persecution.

The government of Myanmar blames an armed Rohingya group for much of the recent violence in Rakhine state.

The group calls itself the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and claims to defend the Rohingya Muslims from persecution.

Al Jazeera’s Duncan Crawford explains.