WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States declared the ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to be "ethnic cleansing" on Wednesday, putting more pressure on the country's military to halt a brutal crackdown that has sent more than 600,000 refugees flooding over the border to Bangladesh. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson blamed Myanmar's security forces and "local vigilantes" for what he called "intolerable suffering" by the Rohingya.
Us Declares 'ethnic Cleansing' Against Rohingya In Myanmar
By JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle: World
Wed, 11/22/2017 - 7:09am
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