Myanmar - August 2024

On 5 August, the armed group Arakan Army (AA) reportedly killed as many as two hundred members of the Muslim Rohingya minority near the border to Bangladesh that were fleeing there after an attack on Maungdaw, a town in western Myanmar with a majority Rohingya population. According to Fortify Rights, the AA attacked due to the presence of fighters from the Rohingya Salvation Army (RSA), who have been cooperating with the Myanmar junta to fight the AA in western Myanmar. The AA accuses the Myanmar military of the attack. This recent attack marks the most severe escalation of violence against the Rohingya since 2017.

Sources: Reuters, Myanmar NOW, The Diplomat, Fortify Rights, Deutsche Welle (DW)