PRESS TV: No End in Sight to Rohingya Muslims Plight

Dozens of children reportedly killed by Buddhist extremists in Burma...

Learn more, visit: PressTV

(SALEM) - Sectarian violence, which has gripped Burma since the summer of 2012, is back in full swing, leaving an untold number of Rohingya Muslims, including at least 30 children, dead in this latest flare up near Maungdaw. Once again, they are being targeted by Rakhine Buddhist extremists, who are operating with local Buddhist political leaders.

Earlier this week, Rakhine mobs and security forces known in Burma as Lun Htein, entered the settlement of Kiladaung Village East. According to reports, Rohingya people in Kiladaung initially believed they were being besieged by robbers. As it turned out, the men entering the village were police who didn’t wear uniforms. People of the village at first sought to protect their property, but were forced to flee.

Around 12:30 a.m. on 15 January 2014, a sizable force entered Kilagaung again and opened fire on the Rohingya villagers. Witnesses say many Rohingya ran away, however many people could not, most who were unable to leave remained hidden in their homes.

The next morning, Rakhine officials, along with a Rohingya man named Mr. Jahangir, visited Kiladaung and accused Rohingya villagers of killing a Rakhine police officer and stealing and hiding his weapon. The Rohingya who were questioned, said they had no idea. The officials snapped photos and recorded video of the villagers and the entire village. The photo evidence, Rohingya villagers say, was taken in order to deceive the World. That is not hard to believe. Burma Times reports, "...after the officials left, mobs of Rakhine Buddhists and security forces went to Kiladaung at 1:00 p.m. and started slaughtering the residents, moving from house to house killing everyone, even babies.

The following evening at 6:30 p.m., a Rohingya who had been in Gadusara, the scene of several killings, and spent the night there. He explained that he risked his life to determine the fate of his family. He reports seeing the dead bodies of three people he knew...

This article continues here

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/01/19/346450/rohingya-muslims-continue-to-suffer/

HSN/HSN

Tim King specializes in writing about political and military developments worldwide. His years as a Human Rights reporter have taken on many dimensions. His background includes covering the war in Afghanistan in 2006 and 2007, and reporting from the Iraq war in 2008. Tim is a former U.S. Marine. Tim is the news editor for Salem-News.com and holds awards for reporting, photography, writing and editing from traditional mainstream news agencies like The Associated Press and Electronic Media Association; he also holds awards from the National Coalition of Motorcyclists, the Oregon Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs; and The Red Cross More articles by Tim King