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Ethnic armed group claims capture of key western Myanmar town near border with Bangladesh

One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar’s army claims it has captured the last military outpost in a strategic western town, gaining full control of the 270-kilometer (170-mile) -long border with Bangladesh

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Two million people at risk of starvation in Myanmar’s Rakhine: UN

UNDP says without urgent action, 95 percent of the population will regress into survival mode.

Al Jazeera

UN Warns Of Imminent Famine In Myanmar's Rakhine State

UNDP report warns of imminent humanitarian catastrophe in Myanmar's Rakhine state, urging urgent action to prevent starvation and suffering.

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Myanmar's conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns

The U.N. Development Programs is warning that Myanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine

The Independent UK

2 million at risk of starvation in Myanmar state amid ‘total economic collapse’

Exclusive: a UN report will accuse the military of imposing ‘collective punishment’ on Rakhine state, more than three years after seizing power in a coup

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‘Like we are trapped’: Minorities suffer amid conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine

AA and its political wing say it is committed to diversity in Rakhine, but there is scepticism among some minorities.

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Rohingya Refugees Mark 7Th Anniversary, Demand Safe Return

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh mark 7th anniversary of exodus from Myanmar, seeking safe return amidst ongoing challenges.

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UN Fears Repeat Of 2017 Atrocities Against Rohingyas

The United Nations said Friday it fears a repeat of the 2017 atrocities committed against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, warning a human tragedy was unfolding in Rakhine State.

International Business Times

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar's Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting

The U.N.’s human rights chief has joined a chorus of concern for members of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority after many were reported killed in recent fighting between the military government and the Arakan Army, an armed ethnic rebel group

The Independent UK

Myanmar: Analysing the attack that killed dozens of Rohingya 1km from the Bangladesh border

Activists working on behalf of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority say "hundreds" of refugees were killed on August 5 when they were bombed while trying to cross the river marking the border with Bangladesh. Many of the Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine state had sought refuge in Maungdaw, a town on the…

France 24

Thousands flee after Myanmar rebels use drones to bomb Rohingya villagers

Arakan Army targeting Muslim minority as Myanmar’s military are driven out of Rakhine, UN official says

The Guardian - UK

Renewed Fears Of Ethnic Cleansing Against Rohingya In Myanmar

Recent reports reveal a resurgence of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's Rakhine state, prompting a humanitarian crisis.

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More injured Rohingya arriving in Bangladesh as Myanmar war intensifies

Medical charity MSF warns of urgent need to protect civilians caught up in escalating conflict in western Rakhine State.

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Rohingya ‘genocide intensifying’ as war rages in Myanmar’s Rakhine: BROUK

Rights group warning comes as fighting between Myanmar’s military and Arakan Army traps Rohingya in western state.

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UN World Food Program decries looting and burning of its warehouse in western Myanmar combat zone

The United Nations’ food agency has strongly condemned the looting of food supplies and burning of one of its warehouses in a war-torn area in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine

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Young men trapped between war and conscription in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Rohingya and ethnic Rakhine see dreams of education and work disappear as conflict escalates in long-troubled state.

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Myanmar's military government denies allegations by ethnic army foe that it killed 76 villagers

A spokesperson for Myanmar’s military government has denied accusations that army troops and their local allies killed 76 people when they entered a village last week in the western state of Rakhine

International Business Times

Battered, Empty Myanmar Town Shows Price Of Victory Against Junta

Gutted buildings, vacant windows and blocks bombed to rubble show the price paid by the western Myanmar town of Pauktaw for victory against the junta in the country's civil war.

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UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state

The U.N. human rights office has warned of “frightening and disturbing reports” about the impact of new violence in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state and new attacks on Rohingya civilians by the army and an ethnic armed group fighting it

Al Jazeera

‘Nowhere to go’: Rohingya face arson attacks in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

Rohingya, targeted by the military in 2017, are caught in middle as Arakan Army and military battle in country’s west.

The Independent UK

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again

A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state of Rakhine is claiming to have seized a town near the Bangladesh border, marking the latest victory for foes of the country’s military government

The Guardian - UK

Rohingya being forcibly conscripted in battle between Myanmar and rebels

Myanmar military has conscripted 1,000 Rohingya men and boys since February, with fears some are being used as human shields, according to NGOs

The Hindu

Indian consulate in Sittwe relocates staff in view of situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, says MEA

India relocates consulate staff from Sittwe to Yangon due to fighting in Myanmar's Rakhine state, monitoring security closely.

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Myanmar Military Activates Conscription Law Amid Growing Resistance

Myanmar's military activates conscription law to address depleted ranks amid conflicts and resistance movements, sparking fear and defiance among young peo...

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How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?

A recent surge in violence by armed groups in Myanmar is causing upheaval and displacement among Rohingya once again.

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