Myanmar conflict creates refugee crisis
The United Nations has described ongoing social unrest in Burma (also known as Myanmar) involving the Rohingya community as a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” The Rohingya Muslims represent the largest percentage of Muslims in Burma. In August 2017 the Burmese army attacked several Rohingya Muslims, the majority of whom live in the Rakhine state. The coordinated attacks against Rohingya civilians caused over 740,000 people to leave the southeast Asian country into Bangladesh as refugees. Contrary to the reports by the United Nations pertaining to violence against the Rohingya, Burmese officials deny targeting civilians. Burmese officials have countered these claims by saying that the Burmese military has been targeting their efforts to fight against the Rohingya militant group known as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). The Rohingya refugees started fleeing to Bangladesh on August 25, 2017 after ARSA militants launched attacks against more than 30 police posts. The S...