At least one fresh attack had taken place on Saturday, according to a Myanmar security source. In a sign that both sides were bracing for more violence, about 1,000 Rohingya arrived at the Naf river separating Myanmar and Bangladesh and got stranded there, a Bangladeshi border guard and Mohammad Ali Hossain, deputy commissioner of Cox’s Bazar district near the Myanmar border, told Reuters. Begging for restraintThe Myanmar army operation last year was heavily criticised internationally amid reports of civilian killings, rape and arson, sparking allegations by the United Nations of crimes against humanity. People don’t go outThe Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) which instigated the October attacks claimed responsibility for the offensive, presenting it as a defence against the Myanmar army. President Htin Kyaw’s office and Myanmar army chief Min Aung Hlaing also “discussed the issues of applying more security forces and using helicopters”, the government said.

Source: Mint August 26, 2017 09:11 UTC