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Rohingya militants declare one-month cease-fire: Twitter statement

Rohingya militants declare one-month cease-fire: Twitter statement
A boat carrying Rohingya refugees is seen leaving Myanmar through Naf river while thousands other waiting in Maungdaw, Myanmar, in this September 7, 2017 photo. (REUTERS)
Updated 10 September 2017

Rohingya militants declare one-month cease-fire: Twitter statement

Rohingya militants declare one-month cease-fire: Twitter statement

YYANGON: Rohingya militants, whose August 25 raids in Myanmar’s Rakhine State sparked an army crackdown that has seen nearly 300,000 of the Muslim minority flee to Bangladesh, on Sunday declared a unilateral one-month cease-fire.
“The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) hereby declares a temporary cessation of offensive military operations,” it said in a statement on its Twitter handle @ARSA_Official, adding it was to allow for humanitarian aid to reach the battered region.