Saturday, September 2, 2017

Reports Of Ethnic Cleansing Taking Place In Rankine State, Myanmar





The Guardian: Thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar amid tales of ethnic cleansing

Huge influx of refugees expected to arrive in Bangladesh in coming days, with accusations of genocide in Rakhine state

Gunfire and explosions crackle in the hills. Plumes of smoke from burning villages streak the monsoon-grey sky. Refugees fleeing for their lives are pouring into Bangladesh over the Myanmar border as the conflict between Myanmar security forces and Rohingya militias escalates and risks spiralling into a humanitarian disaster.

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More News On Reports Of Ethnic Cleansing Taking Place In Rankine State, Myanmar

Rohingya Muslims flee as more than 2,600 houses burned in Myanmar's Rakhine -- Reuters
Desperate Rohingya Flee Myanmar on Trail of Suffering. 'It Is All Gone.' -- New York Times
Thousands more Rohingya refugees flee Myanmar by land, sea -- Washington Post
Over 2600 Rohingya homes set on fire -- The Straits Times
Myanmar conflict: Bangladesh police allow Rohingya to flee -- BBC News
Food aid suspended as Myanmar's Rakhine state sinks deeper into violence -- Channel News Asia/AFP
Myanmar army 'beheading children and burning people alive' according to eyewitnesses -- The Telegraph
Arson attacks push thousands more Rohingya from Myanmar -- Aljazeera
The Rohingya in Myanmar: what you need to know -- DW
FACTBOX - Humanitarian crisis hits Bangladesh as nearly 60,000 Rohingya flee Myanmar -- Reuters

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