At least 200 civilians from Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority community have been killed in an artillery and drone attack in the western state of Rakhine. When news agency Associated Press asked survivors about the attack, they blamed the Arakan Army for it.
The Arakan Army is a military wing of the Rakhine ethnic group in Myanmar. However, this army has denied any responsibility for the attack.
Rohingyas were fleeing towards Bangladesh
This attack happened when some Rohingya Muslims were waiting for a boat near a river in the area bordering Bangladesh. This attack took place near the Bangladesh border in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state. People jumped directly into the river to save themselves. These people were trying to escape from the fierce fighting in Maungdaw city by crossing the Naf river in Bangladesh.
In a statement issued on Friday, 9 August, by the international medical aid group, Doctors Without Borders, it has been said that it is treating Rohingya Muslims after the attacks and the number of injured people is constantly increasing. Those who are being treated are those who have managed to cross the border to Bangladesh.
Arakan Army is demanding a separate government
The Arakan Army, which is seeking autonomy from Myanmar’s central government, launched its Rakhine offensive in November 2023 and has gained control of nine of the 17 townships, including one in neighbouring Chin state. It has been trying to capture the border town of Maungdaw since June.
In 2017, a military anti-terrorism operation forced at least 740,000 Rohingya people to flee to safety in Bangladesh. But seven years later, they are still forced to live in camps there, wanting to return to Myanmar but being prevented by the country’s unstable situation.
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