Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims are fleeing a military crackdown in western Myanmar to Bangladesh, trying to escape an upsurge of violence that has brought the total number of dead confirmed by the army to more than 130. The bloodshed is the most serious since hundreds were killed in communal clashes in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine in 2012. Aid workers, camp residents and authorities in Bangladesh estimated at least 500 Rohingya had fled Myanmar to Bangladesh since the October attacks. But on Tuesday, Bangladeshi border guards pushed back a large group of Rohingya trying to cross. Residents and rights advocates have accused security forces of summary executions, rape and setting fire to homes in the recent violence.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 16, 2016 16:31 UTC