Hundreds likely killed in Myanmar military crackdown on Rohingya: UN

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2017

GENEVA - Myanmar's four-month military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims has likely killed hundreds of people, the UN said Friday, in a report detailing horrific abuses allegedly committed against civilians in Rakhine state. 

"The 'area clearance operations' have likely resulted in several hundred deaths," said the report from the United Nations human rights office, referring the military crackdown launched on October 10.