Close to 38,000 Rohingya have fled their villages and attempted to cross into Bangladesh, according to United Nations estimates. World powers have warned Aung San Suu Kyi’s government to avoid killing innocent civilians. Lewa said security forces had “burned village after village. The military said on Thursday that about 370 “terrorists”, 13 security forces, two government officials and 14 civilians had been killed in a week of clashes. The office of the de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has blamed civilian killings and village burnings on Arsa.

Source: The Guardian September 01, 2017 04:57 UTC