CNN —Renewed fighting between the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) and the Arakan Army (AA) has displaced more than 26,000 people in the country’s western Rakhine state since Monday, according to the United Nations.
More than 100 people have reportedly been detained by the MAF and five by the AA, it added.
The most recent fighting began when the AA reportedly attacked two border posts near the Maungdaw township, which is near the border with Bangladesh.
Most humanitarian activities have been suspended due to the fighting and “virtually all roads and waterways” between Rakhine townships have been blocked, the statement read.
Whole villages have been burned down by junta soldiers and schools, clinics and hospitals destroyed in the attacks.
Persons:
Min Aung Hlaing
Organizations:
CNN, Myanmar Armed Forces, Arakan Army, United Nations, United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs, AA, UN
Locations:
Rakhine, Myanmar, Maungdaw, Bangladesh