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AIZAWL — With around 50 more refugees coming to Mizoram from Myanmar, as many as 34,332 Myanmarese have taken shelter in the northeastern state so far,
Following a recent influx of 50 individuals from Myanmar to Mizoram, the number seeking refuge has risen to 34,332. According to a Mizoram government official, these individuals are entering Mizoram to avoid being conscripted into the Arakan Army (AA) militant group.
Around 60,000 people have been internally displaced since May 2023
These youngsters, mostly in their late 20s and early 30s, identify themselves as volunteers and say they have taken up the responsibility to keep their own safe as security forces "could not do enough to protect us".
The Manipur ethnic violence began a year ago. To say "a year ago" is the strangest thing about the situation for a state that borders the troubled, junta-ruled Myanmar.