UN sounds alarm over atrocities as rebels renew fighting against Myanmar’s military junta

Arakan Army rebels accused of targeting Rohingya Muslims in Buthidaung town near Bangladesh border

The Independent

Over 1,600 Hindus and 120 Buddhists are held hostage by Islamic terror groups and Rohingyas in Myanmar's Rakhine state, echoing the 2017 Hindu massacre.

The crisis is worsened by the destruction of medical facilities, demanding urgent international attention.

#MyanmarCrisis #HostageSituation #RakhineState #InternationalAid #HumanRights

Myanmar military loses border town in another big defeat

A coalition of opposition forces in Myanmar has taken control of the busiest border crossing into Thailand. The military regime which seized power in Myanmar three years ago has suffered another big defeat, this time on the eastern border with Thailand. Troops had suffered weeks of attacks by ethnic Karen insurgents, allied with... #myanmar #shanstate #rakhinestate #tatmadaw #knu #civilwar #humanrights #southeastasia #bangladesh #borders #thailand #myawaddy #worldnews #worldwithoutus

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68750528

Myanmar military loses border town in another big defeat

A coalition of opposition forces in Myanmar has taken control of the busiest border crossing into Thailand.

https://twitter.com/roislammayyu/status/1774568365480403382
Breaking: Hearing that hospital in #Buthidaung shut down & occupied by #MyanmarMilitary, as they did in #Maungdaw. During this intense conflict, vulnerable #Rohingya and other civilians in #RakhineState urgently need life-saving access to healthcare. Junta is blocking this.
Ro Mayyu Islam (@roislammayyu) on X

Breaking: Hearing that hospital in #Buthidaung shut down & occupied by #MyanmarMilitary, as they did in #Maungdaw. During this intense conflict, vulnerable #Rohingya and other civilians in #RakhineState urgently need life-saving access to healthcare. Junta is blocking this.

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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.

Al Jazeera
Death, abuse and torture: traffickers hold fleeing Rohingya to ransom for up to £3000 a time

People trapped in the world’s largest refugee camp hope to seek new lives elsewhere despite threats facing them as they attempt to leave Bangladesh

The Guardian

Khaing Thu Kha said #Operation1027 (launched by the Brotherhood Alliance in northern #Myanmar on October 27) has gone nation-wide. He also accused junta troops of committing war crimes in #RakhineState and discussed the AA’s vision for a post-junta Myanmar. #TootSEA

Myanmar’s #Junta And Its Military Face Annihilation, #ArakanArmy Says
https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/interview/myanmars-junta-and-its-military-face-annihilation-arakan-army-says.html

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Interview | Myanmar’s Junta And Its Military Face Annihilation, Arakan Army Says

The current war in Myanmar differs from past conflicts in the country because ethnic armies are no longer on the defensive, the spokesman for the most powerful ethnic army in Rakhine State told the Irrawaddy in an exclusive interview on Friday.

The Irrawaddy

At least 455 lives were lost after the landfall of #TropicalCyclone #Mocha just north of Sittwe, the capital of #RakhineState on Sunday, May 14, 2023.

at least 1 millon people in #Myanmar are now without access to clean drinking water. #hurricane

https://watchers.news/2023/05/18/tropical-cyclone-mocha-myanmar-damage-fatalities-may-2023/

More than 450 fatalities in Myanmar after Tropical Cyclone “Mocha” makes landfall

At least 455 lives were lost after the landfall of Tropical Cyclone "Mocha" just north of Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, on Sunday, May 14, 2023.

The Watchers