ASSESSMENTS
In Myanmar, Sectarian Violence Could Persist
May 29, 2013 | 18:36 GMT

A Muslim protester holds a sign calling to "stop the massacre of Muslim Rohingya and Myanmar Buddhist cowards" in a rally at the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta on May 3.
(ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images)
Summary
A new eruption of clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in northern Myanmar has signaled a further spread of sectarian violence in the country. With Buddhist extremist elements gaining prominence and the government reluctant to punish Buddhist mobs, the violence is likely to continue.
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