The destruction by security forces, often joined by "mobs" of armed Rakhine Buddhists, of houses, fields, food stocks, crops, and livestock make the possibility of Rohingya returning to normal lives in northern Rakhine "almost impossible". Myanmar security forces are believed to have planted landmines along the border in an attempt to prevent Rohingya from returning, it said, adding: "There are indications that violence is still ongoing". They documented Myanmar security forces "firing indiscriminately at Rohingya villagers, injuring and killing other innocent victims, setting houses on fire", the report said. "Witness accounts attest to Rohingya victims, including children and elderly people, burnt to death inside their houses." Rohingya men under 40 were arrested up to a month before Aug 25 without charge, creating a "climate of intimidation and fear".

Source: Bangkok Post October 11, 2017 09:00 UTC