Story highlights The Rohingya are considered to be among the world's most persecuted peopleUS Department of State is "very concerned" about the violence in the region(CNN) Militants in Myanmar's Rakhine state have declared a temporary ceasefire starting Sunday after more than two weeks of violence. The insurgent group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, or ARSA, issued a statement Saturday, saying "offensive military operations" would be paused for one month to give access to aid groups. The statement called on the Myanmar government to do the same to address the "humanitarian crisis" unfolding in the state. The ceasefire is due to end October 9. At least 290,000 ethnic Rohingyas have fled across the border to Bangladesh since fighting broke out on August 25, said Vivian Tan, from the UN refugee agency.

Source: CNN September 10, 2017 01:22 UTC