Myanmar officials blamed the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) for the burning of the homes. But Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh say a campaign of arson and killings by the Myanmar army is aimed at trying to force them out. But New York-based Human Rights Watch, which analyzed satellite imagery and accounts from Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh, said the Myanmar security forces deliberately set the fires. “The military came with 200 people to the village and started fires... All the houses in my village are already destroyed. Reuters could not independently verify these accounts as access for independent journalists to northern Rakhine has been restricted since security forces locked down the area.

Source: Mint September 02, 2017 08:48 UTC