Rohingya Muslim refugee crisis provokes anger, denials
BANGKOK — Two weeks after violence erupted in western Myanmar, minority Rohingya Muslims continue to flood into neighbouring Bangladesh every day.
The military said it was carrying out “clearance operations” in northern Rakhine state to flush out Rohingya insurgents who attacked police posts on Aug. 25, and blames insurgents for setting villages on fire. The fighters of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army say they launched the attacks on area police to defend persecuted Rohingya communities.
Many displaced Rohingya have said it was Myanmar soldiers who set their homes aflame and fired indiscriminately on villagers. Reporters saw new fires on Thursday in a village Rohingya had clearly abandoned.
Below are notable reactions to the crisis around the world: