Armed Rohingya Group’s Leader Is Arrested in Bangladesh
Attacks by the group, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, were used as a pretext by the Myanmar military to launch a campaign of ethnic cleansing that set off a massive refugee crisis.
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Bangladesh security officials arrest commander of Rohingya armed group
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UN secretary-general arrives in Bangladesh to visit Rohingya refugee camps and push for aid
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Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh brace for upcoming food reductions as aid agencies cut funding
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Trump Foreign Aid Cuts Threaten Refugees’ Survival: ‘People Will Die’
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Eating on $6 a month: Rohingya refugees brace for food reductions amid aid cuts by U.S. and others
Rohingya refugees in crammed Bangladeshi camps say they are worried about a U.S. decision to cut food rations by half beginning next month.NBC News - Mar. 10
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