On August 25, 2017, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked police posts in Rakhine State, Myanmar. The Myanmar military responded with coordinated operations against Rohingya villages, citing security concerns. The campaign involved widespread violence against civilians.
Military operations included mass killings, sexual violence, forced displacement, and the burning of homes. Villages were systematically destroyed, and thousands of Rohingya were forced to flee across the border to Bangladesh. Access by humanitarian agencies was restricted during the operations.
Estimates suggest that thousands of civilians were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced. International bodies have classified the events as genocide, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing. The violence caused a humanitarian crisis and drew global attention to minority rights and refugee protection in the region.
