(CNN) US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has shifted his stance on the Myanmar government's actions against the Rohingya Muslim minority in the country, labeling its actions "ethnic cleansing" in a statement Wednesday. "Whether it meets all the criteria of ethnic cleansing we continue to determine ourselves." ... After a careful and thorough analysis of available facts, it is clear that the situation in northern Rakhine state constitutes ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya." "The term 'ethnic cleansing' is not defined in the context of either international law or domestic law," a senior State Department official cautioned. However, Tillerson is not the first world leader to call out Myanmar for engaging in ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya.

Source: CNN November 22, 2017 15:11 UTC