Rohingya Patriotic Front
| Rohingya Patriotic Front | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the Rohingya Patriotic Front | |
| Leaders | Muhammad Jafar Habib[1] Muhammad Yunus Nurul Islam |
| Dates of operation | 1974–1982 |
| Headquarters | Buthidaung, Rakhine State |
| Active regions | Rakhine State |
| Ideology | Rohingya nationalism Islamism |
| Opponents |  Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma |
| Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
The Rohingya Patriotic Front (abbreviated RPF) was a Rohingya insurgent group in Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). The group consisted of fighters led by Muhammad Jafar Habib, who was the former Secretary of the Rohingya Liberation Party (RLP).[1]
History
In 1974, Muhammad Jafar Habib, the former Secretary of the RLP, founded the Rohingya Patriotic Front (RPF), after the failure and dissolution of the RLP. The RPF had around 70 fighters,[1][2] and had Muhammad Jafar Habib as self-appointed Chairman, Nurul Islam, a Yangon-educated lawyer, as Vice-Chairman, and the Muhammad Yunus, a medical doctor, as Secretary General.[1]
In March 1978, government forces launched a military operation named Operation King Dragon in northern Rakhine State, with the focus of expelling Rohingya insurgents in the area.[3] As the operation extended farther into Rakhine State, tens of thousands of Rohingyas crossed the border, resulting in a large number of them seeking refuge around the border with Bangladesh.[2][4][5]
In the early 1980s, more radical elements broke away from the Rohingya Patriotic Front, and formed the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO). The RPF ceased activity by the late 1980s.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Pho Kan Kaung (May 1992). The Danger of Rohingya. Myet Khin Thit Magazine No. 25. pp. 87–103.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Extremist Islamist Consolidation". by Bertil Lintner. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ Jihad: 'The ultimate thermonuclear bomb' by Pepe Escobar, Oct 2001, Asia Times.
- ^ Lintner, Bertil (1999). Burma in Revolt: Opium and Insurgency Since 1948,. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books. pp. 317–8.
- ^ "Bangladesh: Breeding ground for Muslim terror". by Bertil Lintner. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
 | This Myanmar-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This terrorism-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |