Myanmar's Rakhine state has become a battleground once more as the Arakan Army seizes a town, leading to clashes between the military junta and the ethnic group, amidst fleeing Rohingya residents.
Myanmar's Rakhine state has become a battleground once more as the Arakan Army seizes a town, leading to clashes between the military junta and the ethnic group, amidst fleeing Rohingya residents.A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state of Rakhine claimed Saturday to have seized a town near the border with Bangladesh, marking the latest in a series of victories for foes of the country’s military government.
There are contradictory accounts of who is to blame for the reported burning of the town, compelling its Rohingya residents to flee. Khaing Thukha, a spokesperson for the Arakan Army, told The Associated Press by text message from an undisclosed location that his group had seized Buthidaung after capturing all the military’s outposts there.
Rohingya have lived in Myanmar for generations, but they are widely regarded by many in the country’s Buddhist majority as having"illegally migrated from Bangladesh". The Rohingya face a great amount of prejudice and are generally denied citizenship and other basic rights.
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