Arakan Army tells people to evacuate from Maungdaw, Myanmar
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Tuesday, June 18, 2024
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On Sunday, the Arakan Army told the people of the Maungdaw town, in Rakhine State of western Myanmar, to evacuate, starting at 9:00 p.m. local time (1500 UTC) on June 16. The Arakan Army has taken control of nine townships in Rakhine State since November 2023. The army has been fighting against the military junta that took control of Myanmar in a coup d'état in 2021.
There are approximately 70 thousand Rohingya people in Maungdaw, thousands of whom fled acts of violence in the nearby town of Buthidaung, according to Reuters. The Arakan Army has taken control of two exit routes from Maungdaw. The remaining route leads to Bangladesh, to which thousands of Rohingya escaped in May. A Bangladeshi foreign ministry official, who requested anonymity, told Reuters they would not allow any more Rohingya refugees.
Sources
edit- "Thousands of Rohingya feared trapped in fighting in western Myanmar" — Reuters, June 17, 2024
- Sebastian Strangio. "Myanmar Armed Group Calls for Evacuation as It Approaches Border Town" — The Diplomat, June 17, 2024