“We have in the past returned prisoners of war via the ICRC, and we would like to do the same for these three soldiers if the ICRC is willing.”
Tag: Buthidaung
Bomb explodes at Buthidaung mosque
A police officer at the local Taung Bazar police station said the blast occurred inside a building that served both as a mosque and madrassa.
UN, WHO given access to IDPs in Buthidaung
Foreign aid groups had previously been denied access to shelters amid ongoing clashes between government security forces and armed mobs.
Buddhist villagers return amid tight security in northern Arakan
As the army continues its lockdown of Rohingya villages in northern Arakan State, local Buddhists are returning to their homes despite fears of further violence.
Calls grow for access to northern Arakan amid lockdown
Rights and aid groups are urging Burma’s government to allow access to displaced populations in northern Arakan State amid tightened security following a series of attacks on border police nearly…
UN calls for restraint, more gunfire reported in Maungdaw
UN Special Adviser calls on the civilian population of the area “to exercise maximum restraint and not be provoked into any kind of response by targeting other communities or religious…