[Susan]

The material was presented as depicting communal unrest between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, western Myanmar, during 2012. The first wave, in June 2012, involved riots that officially left 88 dead, including 57 Muslims and 31 Buddhists, displaced about 90,000 people and led to a state of emergency. A further wave in late October 2012 spread through a dozen townships, killing more than 80 people, destroying over 4,600 homes and forcing tens of thousands more, nearly all Muslims, from their homes. Human Rights Watch described the October violence as a coordinated ethnic-cleansing campaign amounting to crimes against humanity, which drove more than 125,000 Rohingya and other Muslims from their homes. The precise origin was never verified, and material identified as showing Rohingya massacres has often depicted unrelated incidents, so this attribution remains an unverified claim.

[Susan]

sorry meant to put these pics were from around 2012

[Sharon]

The 2012 Rakhine State riots were a series of conflicts primarily between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar, though by October Muslims of all ethnicities had begun to be targeted. The riots came after weeks of sectarian disputes and have been condemned by most people on both sides of the conflict. The immediate cause of the riots was unclear, with many commentators citing the rape and murder of a Rakhine woman and the following killing of ten Burmese Muslims by ethnic Rakhine as the main cause. The Myanmar government responded by imposing curfews and by deploying troops in the regions. On 10 June, state of emergency was declared in Rakhine, allowing military to participate in administration of the region. As of 22 August, officially there had been 88 casualties – 57 Muslims and 31 Buddhists. An estimated 90,000 people have been displaced by the violence. About 2,528 houses were burned, and of those, 1,336 belonged to Rohingyas and 1,192 belonged to Rakhines. The Burmese army and police were accused of playing a leading role in targeting Rohingya through mass arrests and arbitrary violence

[kellyhound]

kid with the slit throat

[Shakey]

Red skies at night.

[bitter.noc]

omg... poor Kids. ....

[blancadon]

I have nothing to complain about after witnessing life like that.

[lkduke3]

I don't know why but my first thought was that that is what Americans would be subjected to if the Middle Eastern countries were able to gain access to our shores.

[lkduke3]

Originally Posted by Shakey ↗

Red skies at night.

Sailor's delight? How so? Just curious.

[Susan]

Originally Posted by lkduke3 ↗

I don't know why but my first thought was that that is what Americans would be subjected to if the Middle Eastern countries were able to gain access to our shores.

But it's what Middle Eastern countries are subjected to when Americans gain access to their shores already.