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Asia Correspondent: Half a million Rohingya refugees have now fled into Bangladesh
MORE THAN half a million Rohingya Muslims have now crossed the border from Rakhine State in Burma (Myanmar) in just over a month, fleeing what rights groups say are crimes against humanity.
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) confirmed on Thursday that 501,800 new arrivals have been reported in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh since Aug 25.
Violence has ravaged the Rakhine after the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked police and military outposts in late August, sparking a crackdown and “clearing operations” by the Tatmadaw army which now stands accused of arson, extrajudicial killings and rape.
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More News On The Rohingya Crisis
Myanmar refugee exodus tops 500,000 as more Rohingya flee -- Washington Post/AP
‘Humanitarian nightmare’: Over 500k Rohingya refugees flee Myanmar violence -- RT
As new arrivals top half a million in Bangladesh, UNHCR getting ever more refugees into shelter -- UNHCR
Amid ‘Humanitarian and Human Rights Nightmare’ in Myanmar, Secretary-General Urges Full Access for Aid, Safe Return of Displaced Rohingya, End to Military Operations -- Relief Web
Rohingya crisis: UN chief warns of 'humanitarian nightmare' -- BBC
"Bone-chilling" accounts from those fleeing Myanmar, U.N. Secretary General says -- CBS
Time for a Shift in U.S. Policy Toward Burma -- Olivia Enos, Forbes
Half of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority has fled the country -- VOX
How Myanmar expelled the majority of its Rohingya -- Al Jazeera
