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Oct 24, 2017

Myanmar Rohingya crisis: US withdraws military assistance

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The state department said it had also dropped travel waivers for Myanmar military officials, and was considering economic sanctions.

Almost a million Rohingya people have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh, says Bangladesh’s envoy to the UN.

Myanmar’s military says it is fighting militants and not targeting civilians.

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