Concerns are mounting about escalating violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State after a series of army raids on villages that have left dozens dead and hundreds arrested.
At least 17 members of Myanmar's security forces and 69 people described as "violent attackers" were killed in the latest uptick of violence in the state, home to the country's Rohingya Muslims, according to state media.
Though the government says it's going after terrorists, Myanmar security forces have been accused of conducting a violent, heavy-handed response that's targeting Rohingyas.
Head of the ruling National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, has remained silent on the issue amid criticism and calls for her to do more to stop what some say amounts to genocide. (Courtesy of edition.cnn.com)
November 16, 2016
Death Toll Rises in Myanmar Bloodshed
Myanmar’s army said that 69 ethnic-minority Rohingya Muslims and 17 members of the country’s security forces were killed in fighting in the west of the country over the past month, as former United Nations chief Kofi Annan called for an end to the worsening violence.
The clashes in Rakhine state along Myanmar’s western border with Bangladesh are the worst since 2012, when Buddhist mobs targeted Rohingya villages, killing more than 100 people.
More than 100,000 Rohingyas still live in squalid camps in the state, denied citizenship by the government and prevented from leaving. Another 1 million live in villages and towns in the state, but aid agencies and groups such as Human Rights Watch say they have come under attack and seen their homes set ablaze by the military after alleged Rohingya militants attacked police outposts near the Bangladesh border over a month ago, leaving nine police officers and eight attackers dead. (Courtesy of wsj.com)
The clashes in Rakhine state along Myanmar’s western border with Bangladesh are the worst since 2012, when Buddhist mobs targeted Rohingya villages, killing more than 100 people.
More than 100,000 Rohingyas still live in squalid camps in the state, denied citizenship by the government and prevented from leaving. Another 1 million live in villages and towns in the state, but aid agencies and groups such as Human Rights Watch say they have come under attack and seen their homes set ablaze by the military after alleged Rohingya militants attacked police outposts near the Bangladesh border over a month ago, leaving nine police officers and eight attackers dead. (Courtesy of wsj.com)
Around 200 Rohingya stranded at Bangladesh border
Around 200 Rohingya Muslims fleeing a surge in violence in Rakhine State are stranded at the Bangladesh border, community leaders said Tuesday.
Bangladeshi border guards pushed back the Rohingya — mostly women and children — to the Myanmar side on Monday, community leaders told AFP.
"We heard they are 200 in number. They are mostly women and children who were only seeking a safe place to stay. They have no homes to go back," one of the Rohingya leaders told AFP from a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Teknaf border town.
A border guard spokesman put the figure at closer to 80. (Courtesy of frontiermyanmar.net)
Bangladeshi border guards pushed back the Rohingya — mostly women and children — to the Myanmar side on Monday, community leaders told AFP.
"We heard they are 200 in number. They are mostly women and children who were only seeking a safe place to stay. They have no homes to go back," one of the Rohingya leaders told AFP from a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Teknaf border town.
A border guard spokesman put the figure at closer to 80. (Courtesy of frontiermyanmar.net)
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