Government accused of systematic strategy in Rakhine state as Rohingya claim soldiers torched their homes and fired on them after urging them to leaveSatellite imagery has shown flames engulfing enormous swaths of Myanmar’s Rakhine state,prompting accusations that state forces are adopting a deliberate and systematic scorched-earth campaign to drive out the Rohingya Muslim minority.
In addition to the satellite evidence, captured by Amnesty International, and the Guardian has received video footage from Rohingya villagers fleeing their homes as they attempt to beget their way to Bangladesh. The clips indicate fires burning in the distance and hundreds of people hiking up muddy jungle paths and crossing rivers with sacks and baskets crammed with their belongings. The Guardian has been shown at least two images of corpses.
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Source: theguardian.com