In this file photo taken on Sept 30, 2017, a Bangladeshi man helps Rohingya Muslim refugees to disembark from a boat on the Bangladeshi shoreline of the Naf river after crossing the border from Myanmar in Teknaf. The United States has determined that the violence against the Rohingya minority committed by Myanmar's military amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity. (AFP)
The United States will Monday officially declare that Myanmar military violence against Rohingya Muslims that sent more than 700,000 fleeing amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity.
It is the latest chapter in the long and tumultuous history of the group, the world's largest stateless population.
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