Myanmar's Muslim-minority Rohingya community is once again under threat of attacks and displacement as fighting between a powerful ethnic army and the country's ruling junta escalates in the west
People flee from a village after renewed fighting between Myanmar 's military and the Arakan Army , an ethnic minority armed group, in Pauktaw Township in western Rakhine State on Nov 19, 2023. Myanmar 's Muslim-minority Rohingya community is once again under threat of attacks and displacement as fighting between a powerful ethnic army and the country's ruling junta
Reuters could not independently verify the claims, and a junta spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment. The Rohingya have faced decades of persecution and, after a 2017 crackdown by the military, nearly one million fled to Bangladesh, where many now live in crowded refugee camps. The agency estimates that over 350,000 people are displaced across Rakhine after years of conflict, many of whom do not have access to basic services.
"The situation is incredibly fraught and dangerous," said Scot Marciel, a former US ambassador to Myanmar.
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