What is Myanmar’s military “four restrictions” strategy? | New conflicts
‘Four Cuts’ was first used against Karen in the 1960s and was also expanded in 2017 in Rakhine.
It seems that Myanmar’s military, also known as Tatmadaw, has returned to its “four-a-side” strategy in an attempt to break resistance to its rule after a power coup over the elected government on 1 February.
But what are “four cuts”?
According to Naw Htoo Htoo of the Karen Human Rights Group, Tatmadaw began using “four restrictions” in the 1960s with the aim of abolishing armed resistance in areas under control. Karen National Union (KNU), an ethnic armed organization in Myanmar.
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