Authorities have heavily restricted access to the area, making it difficult to independently verify government reports or accusations of army abuse. New satellite images released by Human Rights Watch show what the group said was evidence of mass arson attacks against Rohingya villages. Their analysis showed more than 400 buildings torched in three Rohingya villages where the fighting has been taking place. More than 100,000 people, mostly Rohingya, were pushed into displacement camps by the bloodshed and have languished there ever since. The military and government have rejected allegations that troops have burned Rohingya villages, accusing insurgents of lighting the fires.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 13, 2016 04:52 UTC