tens of thousands of muslim minorities Rohingya Worry about being trapped struggle in the West MyanmarA powerful armed ethnic group launched a violent attack on junta positions in a coastal town on the country’s border with Bangladesh.
this Arakan Army On Sunday evening, Myanmar’s Arakan State (AA), which is fighting for autonomy for Myanmar’s Rakhine state, said local residents maungdu Towns mainly inhabited by Rohingya people should leave by 9 p.m.before planning an attack on a settlement.
AA’s attack on Maungdaw is the latest in a months-long series of rebel attacks on Myanmar’s military junta.
“We will attack the remaining junta outposts,” the AA said in a statement, asking residents to stay away from military positions in Maungdaw for their own safety.
A spokesman for the junta did not respond to calls seeking comment.
Aung Kyaw Moe, Deputy Minister for Human Rights of Myanmar’s Shadow National Unity Government, said that as fighting approaches, about 70,000 Rohingya are currently trapped in Maungdaw.
“They have nowhere to escape,” he told Reuters.
Thousands of Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh last month, seeking safety from the escalating situation conflictalthough neighboring countries are unwilling to accept more refugees.
Their operation was triggered by fighting in and around the town of Buthidaung, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) east of Maungdaw, which was captured by the AA after fierce fighting during which the rebel group was The accusations target the Rohingya community.
The AA denies the allegations.
The Rohingya have faced persecution for decades in Buddhist-majority Myanmar. Nearly one million of them live in refugee camps in the Cox’s Bazar region on the border with Bangladesh after fleeing a 2017 military-led crackdown in Rakhine state.
this Arakan Army On Sunday evening, Myanmar’s Arakan State (AA), which is fighting for autonomy for Myanmar’s Rakhine state, said local residents maungdu Towns mainly inhabited by Rohingya people should leave by 9 p.m.before planning an attack on a settlement.
AA’s attack on Maungdaw is the latest in a months-long series of rebel attacks on Myanmar’s military junta.
“We will attack the remaining junta outposts,” the AA said in a statement, asking residents to stay away from military positions in Maungdaw for their own safety.
A spokesman for the junta did not respond to calls seeking comment.
Aung Kyaw Moe, Deputy Minister for Human Rights of Myanmar’s Shadow National Unity Government, said that as fighting approaches, about 70,000 Rohingya are currently trapped in Maungdaw.
“They have nowhere to escape,” he told Reuters.
Thousands of Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh last month, seeking safety from the escalating situation conflictalthough neighboring countries are unwilling to accept more refugees.
Their operation was triggered by fighting in and around the town of Buthidaung, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) east of Maungdaw, which was captured by the AA after fierce fighting during which the rebel group was The accusations target the Rohingya community.
The AA denies the allegations.
The Rohingya have faced persecution for decades in Buddhist-majority Myanmar. Nearly one million of them live in refugee camps in the Cox’s Bazar region on the border with Bangladesh after fleeing a 2017 military-led crackdown in Rakhine state.
