Around 38,000 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar, UN sources said, a week after Rohingya insurgents attacked police posts and an army base in Rakhine state, prompting clashes and a military counteroffensive. The army says it is conducting clearance operations against "extremist terrorists" and security forces have been told to protect civilians. But Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh say a campaign of arson and killings aims to force them out. The clashes and ensuing army crackdown have killed about 370 Rohingya insurgents, but also 13 security forces, two government officials and 14 civilians, the Myanmar military said yesterday. Bangladesh border guards found the bodies of 15 Rohingya Muslims, 11 children among them, floating in the river today, area commander Lt Col Ariful Islam said.

Source: The Telegraph September 01, 2017 20:48 UTC