Rohingya Islami Mahaz
| Rohingya Islami Mahaz | |
|---|---|
| روہنگیا اسلامی محاذ | |
 Flag used by Rohingya Islami Mahaz | |
Leader | Mowlana Abdul Hamid [1] |
| Dates active | 2020– present[2] |
| Headquarters | Rohingya refugee camps[3][4] |
| Active regions | Bangladesh–Myanmar border |
| Ideology | Islamism[5] Separatism |
| Size | Unknown |
The Rohingya Islami Mahaz, (Rohingya Arabic script: روہنگیا اسلامی محاذ) (lit. 'Rohingya Islamic Front'), commonly known as 'Islami Mahaz' is a Rohingya Islamist insurgent group which is allied with the Rohingya Solidarity Organization[5][6][7]
Foundation
[edit]The organization was founded in Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. It owns several madrasa in Bangladesh. The organization is reportedly led by Maulvi Selim Ullah.[8]
Insurgent activities
[edit]In the middle of 2020, a video was posted on YouTube where it was seen that the Rohingya Islami Mahaz perpetrated a bombing, targeting the Myanmar military. It was responsible for killing of alleged ARSA supporters in Bangladesh refugee camps.[6]
Conflict with ARSA
[edit]A madrasa owned by Islami Mahaz was attacked and many students were killed. Islami Mahaz blamed ARSA for the attack.[8] The group was reportedly allied with RSO against ARSA.[9]
In February 2025, all three groups along with the ARA came together and formed the Four Brothers Alliance.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Rohingya Refugees: Resistance, Repatriation and Rising Violence Krishna Kumar Saha. Oxford House Research. April 26, 2023
- ↑ Protect Rohingya From Armed Gangs: HRW. The Irrawaddy. Muktadir Rashid. July 13, 2023
- ↑ "SOUTH ASIA INTELLIGENCE REVIEW-Volume-21-No-51-Monday, June 12, 2023". satp.org. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
- ↑ "Breaking Away: The Battle for Myanmar's Rakhine State" (PDF). International Crisis Group.
- 1 2 Competing armed groups pose new threat to Rohingya in Bangladesh December 11, 2023 International Institute for Strategic Studies
- 1 2 "Bangladesh: Spiraling Violence Against Rohingya Refugees | Human Rights Watch". 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ↑ Bangladesh investigators probe cause of fire that left 12,000 Rohingya homeless March 7, 2023. Radio Free Asia.
- 1 2 "Security Risks Rise in Rohingya Refugee Camps on the Myanmar-Bangladeshi Border". jamestown.org. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ↑ "The Rohingya were driven from Myanmar. Now they're taking up arms to fight back". The Independent. 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Bhattacharyya, Rajeev (27 January 2025). "How Pakistan's ISI is helping Rohingya armed groups to forge a united front in Bangladesh". Firstpost. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ↑ Rahman, Shafiur (16 February 2025). "Dil Mohammed: The smuggler shaping a war in Arakan". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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