Rohingyas mark 2nd anniversary of exodus after Myanmar crackdown

Thousands of Rohingyas on Sunday marked the second anniversary of the crackdown launched against the refugee community in northwest Rakhine state by the Myanmar military two years ago.Although the crackdown began after 12 Myanmar security personnel were killed allegedly by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), there have been credible reports that the preparations to systemically eradicate the Rohingyas from Rakhine began long before the incident involving ARSA. Many believe that the incident was just an excuse to launch a brutal military campaign against unarmed and innocent civilians, Dhaka Tribune reported.The campaign was then described as a textbook example of ethnic cleansing by the United Nations high commissioner for human rights.The barbaric actions of Myanmar continued for several months and forced about 740,000 Rohingyas, to cross the border to Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh to save their lives.According to Al Jazeera, the refugee community marked the day by rallying and ...