The Rohingya Crisis -- October 12, 2017

DW: Myanmar army chief says Rohingya crisis is exaggerated

Myanmar's army chief has refuted the scale of the Rohingya refugee crisis. Around half of the Rohingya population has been forced into Bangladesh.

Myanmar's powerful army chief said Thursday the media has "exaggerated" the number of Rohingya fleeing a crackdown, a day after the UN accused security forces of a "systematic" attacks aimed at expelling the Muslim minority group.

More than 500,000 Rohingya have fled from Rakhine state to Bangladesh since August 25, when the army started military operations following militant attacks on security posts.

The UN Human Rights Office said Wednesday security forces in the majority Buddhist nation had murdered, raped, tortured, pillaged and burned down Rohingya villages and crops "not only to drive the population out in droves but also to prevent the fleeing Rohingya victims from returning to their homes."

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The Rohingya Crisis -- October 12, 2017

Myanmar army chief says Rohingya not native -- Straits Times/AFP
Rohingya not native, Myanmar army chief says -- Al Jazeera
Myanmar Envoy Denies Genocide Against Rohingya Muslims -- VOA
The leader of the Burmese army, accused by the United Nations, contests the extent of the exile of the Rohingya -- Turkey Telegraph
Rohingya flee Myanmar due to hunger after atrocities -- Aljazeera
UN Preparing for Another Surge of Rohingya Refugees into Bangladesh -- Voice of America
Bangladesh to build one of world's largest refugee camps for 800,000 Rohingya -- The Guardian/AFP
Rohingya crisis raises risks of terrorism and social unrest -- Nikkei Asian Review