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How the crackdown on Myanmar's Rohingya unfolded
[Al Jazeera] August 2017On August 25, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), later declared a 'terrorist' group by the government, attacks more than 30 police posts, reportedly killing 12 members of security forces. As the clashes worsen, thousands of Rohingya begin to flee across the border into Bangladesh. September 2017 The Rohingya join some 200,000 who had fled to Bangladesh during earlier waves of violence. Many speak of abuses by the army and members of the mostly Buddhist ethnic Rakhine. The United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights calls the military operation in the state a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing", citing satellite imagery and accounts of extrajudicial killings. In her first statement on the crisis on September 19, Aung San Suu Kyi promises to hold those who have committed rights abuses to account, but refuses to blame the army. She adds that she is open to bringing some of the Rohingya home pending a "verification process". They go on with more dates and commentary, but do you need to read more? Related: Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army: 2019-11-12 Gambia files Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar at UN court Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army: 2019-05-21 Moderate Muslims’ dilemma Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army: 2019-04-29 Bangladesh jails three Rohingya extremists for 10 years Related: Rohingya: 2019-12-03 Welcome To The Potemkin Village Of Washington Power Rohingya: 2019-12-03 Myanmar rallies in support of Suu Kyi in wake of genocide charges Related: Rakhine: 2019-09-17 600,000 Rohingya still in Myanmar at 'serious risk of genocide': UN Rakhine: 2019-09-02 Myanmar army says it will punish soldiers in Rohingya atrocities probe Rakhine: 2019-08-24 Bangladesh Offers Repatriation to Rohingya Muslims, None Accept Related: Aung San Suu Kyi: 2019-08-17 Rebel attack on Myanmar elite military college leaves 15 dead Aung San Suu Kyi: 2018-10-04 Aung San Suu Kyi becomes first person stripped of honorary Canadian citizenship Aung San Suu Kyi: 2018-09-01 Myanmar military releases 75 child soldiers from service Posted by: Fred 2019-12-10 |
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