Some 45,000 Rohingya flee amid allegations of beheading, burning in Myanmar

Escalating violence in conflict-ridden Rakhine State, Myanmar, has forced an additional 45,000 minority Rohingya to flee, the United Nations has warned, amid allegations of beheadings, killings, and the burning of property. Clashes have erupted in Rakhine State since the Arakan Army (AA) rebels attacked forces of the ruling military government in November, ending a ceasefire that had largely been in place since a military coup in 2021. The fighting has trapped the Muslim minority group, long considered outsiders by the majority Buddhist residents, between the government and the rebels. There are also warnings that hundreds of homes in the town of Buthidaung have been destroyed by arson. Al Jazeera correspondents Tony Chang and Tanvir Chowdhury at the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, along with human rights activist Nay San Lwin in Frankfurt, discuss the latest updates. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UnitedNations #Myanmar #MyanmarJunta #MyanmarMilitary #RakhineState #ArakanArmy #Bouthidaung #RohingyaCrisis #RohingyaRefugeeCrisis #AlJazeeraEnglish