Internal conflict in Myanmar

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Suu Kyi Denies Ethnic Cleansing of Myanmar Minority

Aung San Suu Kyi has denied the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar's Muslim minority, speaking to the BBC after the UN rights...

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Defends First Year In Power

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi defended her civilian government's first year in power in a rare public address on Thursday,...

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Myanmar Rohingya Militants Call For Peacekeeping Troops

A nascent Rohingya militant group whose raids triggered a bloody crackdown by Myanmar's army called Wednesday for...

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Myanmar Army Chief Defends Military Campaign In Rakhine

Myanmar's army chief defended a military crackdown in Rakhine State on Monday after the UN pledged to probe claims...

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UN To ‘urgently’ Send Rights Probe To Myanmar

The UN rights council agreed Friday to "urgently" launch an investigation into violations against Myanmar's Rohingya...

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Clashes Empty Out Myanmar Town On China Border

Civilians abandoned a battle-scared town along Myanmar's border with China on Wednesday, saying they feared an imminent...

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Myanmar Army Accuses Rebels of Deadly Kokang Attack

At least six police officers were killed Monday in a surprise pre-dawn raid by ethnic minority rebels on a town in a...

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UN Envoy Calls For Highest Level Myanmar Probe

The United Nations rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar called Thursday for the creation of a Commission of Inquiry...

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At Least 160 Killed In Clashes On Myanmar-China Border

At least 160 people have died in around three months of clashes between the military and ethnic armed groups in...

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UN Envoy Decries Violence Against Rohingya In Myanmar

Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar have told how government forces gang-raped women, slit people's throats...

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Senior Myanmar Police Jailed Over Rakhine Border Raids

Three senior Myanmar police officers have been jailed for failing to block deadly raids on border posts in October that...

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Myanmar Security Forces Probe Rohingya Prison Deaths

Myanmar's security forces are investigating the deaths of eight Rohingya in custody who were among hundreds arrested...

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UN Envoy Visits Rohingya Camps In Bangladesh

UN human rights envoy Yanghee Lee was Tuesday visiting Rohingya refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh, where...

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Hundreds of Rohingya ‘return Home’ From Bangladesh

Hundreds of Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar have returned home, community leaders said...

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Malaysian Aid Ship For Rohingya Arrives In Bangladesh

A Malaysian ship carrying aid for thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled a bloody army crackdown in Myanmar docked...

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Myanmar To Execute Rohingya Man For Raid On Police Post

Myanmar authorities have sentenced a Rohingya man to death for leading raids on police border posts that sparked a...

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Amnesty Intl Spreads Fake News

Myanmar's treatment of its Muslim Rohingya minority threatens to undermine the region's security and stability,...

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Myanmar Wants Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya

Myanmar is seeking the ethnic cleansing of the Muslim Rohingya minority from its territory, a senior UN official has...