Conversation so far:
what were the precipitating events involving the rohingya people?
the Myanmar military began arming and training Rakhine Buddhist natives in northern Rakhine state, and.
why were they arming them?
in late summer advised that any ethnic Rakhines "wishing to protect their state" would be given the opportunity to join "the local armed police..
who were they protecting their state from?
" At the same time, northern Rakhine state faced food shortages, and, starting in mid-August, the government cut off all food supply to the area.

Question: how did they react to the cut off?
Self-contained rewrite: How did the northern Rakhine state react to the cut off of all food supply?