Dil Mohammed: The smuggler shaping a war in Arakan
Under the guise of unifying different Rohingya factions, Dil Mohammed has been making public appearances in the refugee camps of Bangladesh, including at a massive rally on 25 December. The gathering was remarkable not just for its size but for its brazenness. Groups long dismissed as criminal elements by the Bangladesh authorities, including the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) and the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO), were given a public stage. They made no effort to hide their objective: rallying support for war against the Arakan Army (AA).
But while these grand declarations are made openly, the actual mechanics of recruitment are kept behind closed doors. In mosques and discreet gatherings, Dil Mohammed and his close associates - the so-called “Four Brothers Alliance,” which comprises Arsa, RSO, the Arakan Rohingya Alliance (ARA), and the Rohingya Islami Mahaz (RIM) - have been laying the groundwork for what amounts to forced recruitment. They demand that each Rohingya family in the camps provide at least one male member for military training. Should they dare to refuse, they are warned, then they stand to lose their food rations.
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