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The Rohingya genocide is a series of ongoing persecutions and killings of the Muslim Rohingya people by the military of Myanmar.The genocide has consisted of two phases [3] [4] to date: the first was a military crackdown that occurred from October 2016 to January 2017, and the second has been occurring since August 2017. [5]
The Rohingya conflict is an ongoing conflict in the northern part of Rakhine State, Myanmar (formerly known as Arakan, Burma), [37] characterised by sectarian violence between the Rohingya Muslim and Rakhine Buddhist communities, a military crackdown on Rohingya civilians by Myanmar's security forces, [38] [39] [40] and militant attacks by Rohingya insurgents in Buthidaung, Maungdaw, and ...
The yellow-green striped section show the approximate location of the Rohingya in Myanmar Rohingya people in Rakhine State. Those who identify as Rohingyas typically reside in the northernmost townships of Arakan bordering Bangladesh where they form 80–98% of the population.
The Government of Myanmar claims that the Rohingya are illegal immigrants who arrived during the British colonial era, and were originally Bengalis. [111] The Rohingya that are allowed to stay in Myanmar are considered 'resident foreigners' and not citizens.
Rohingya conflict, a series of ongoing violent clashes in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar Arakan massacres in 1942, commonly regarded as the event that started the conflict. 2015 Rohingya refugee crisis, a mass migration of Rohingya people from Myanmar and Bangladesh, due in part to the conflict. 2016 Rohingya persecution in Myanmar; 2017 ...
Myanmar), commonly referred to as the Rohingya genocide case, [1] [2] is a case which is currently being heard by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The case was brought forward by the Republic of The Gambia, on behalf of 57 members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in 2019. [3]
The Burmese regime has attempted to forcibly expel Rohingya and bring in non-Rohingyas to replace them [245] —this policy has resulted in the expulsion of approximately half of the 800,000 [246] Rohingya from Burma, while the Rohingya people have been described as "among the world's least wanted" [247] and "one of the world's most persecuted ...
Following attacks by ARSA on 25 August, Myanmar's armed forces led a crackdown against Rohingyas in Rakhine State. The military referred to the action as "clearance operations", [109] but critics argued that the targets were Rohingya civilians and that it was an attempt to drive the Rohingya out of Myanmar. [110] [111] [112]