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World must act to end the violence against Rohingya in Myanmar

This is the latest wave of violence involving Buddhist Rakhine ethnic community, Rohingya since 2012

Rohingya Muslims, Rohingya
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Chris Wilson | The Conversation
A new phase of massive violent ethnic cleansing is under way in Rakhine State in western Myanmar. An estimated 160,000 men, women and children of the Muslim Rohingya community have crossed into Bangladesh, fleeing indiscriminate attacks by the armed forces.
The military crackdown was in response to a co-ordinated assault against police posts by a Rohingya militant group known as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). The militants killed 12 security personnel. In the armed forces’ “clearance operations” that followed, 400 people have died so far.
This is the latest wave of violence involving the local

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