As Myanmar transitions from decades of army-led isolation into a democracy, the country is now at the crosshairs of religious extremist and terrorist activities. Myanmar contends with continuing communal strife primarily between the Buddhists and Muslim Rohingya, and rising Buddhist right-wing nationalism. Against this backdrop, there are threats posed by local insurgent groups, including the probability that these groups might attempt to link up with jihadist terrorist groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS). Along with the intensification of social media networks and mobile technologies within the country, the danger that jihadist extremists may spread their ideologies through such platforms, in an attempt to expand their influence, and eventually, their caliphate concepts, should not be discounted.
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Introduction 10 Challenge of Jihadist Social Media Networks 11 Al Qaeda of the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)’s Interest in Myanmar 12 Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) Connection with Myanmar 13 ISIS Threat to Myanmar 13 Threat of Right-wing Buddhist Nationalism 14 Conclusion 14 References 15
