MYANMAR MILITARY DEPLOYS ‘FOUR CUTS’ STRATEGY AGAINST ROHINGYA CIVILIANS
The scorched earth strategy was masterminded by Dictator General Ne Win in 1963, who was inspired by Japan’s ‘THREE ALLs’ (‘Kill all, Burn all and Loot all’) tactics. It was called ‘SWEEPING’ an area “suspected villagers and burning their villages”. The Four Cuts is intended to cut off food, funds, intelligence and recruits to ethnic […]