Myanmar rebel group claims control of town, denies targeting Rohingya

REUTERS
May 19, 2024

Fire smokes are seen over a village in Buthidaung, Myanmar August 29, 2017. RETUERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

May 19 (Reuters) - A powerful armed ethnic group in Myanmar said on Sunday it had won control over a town in the western state of Rakhine after weeks of fighting, denying accusations it had targeted members of the Muslim-minority Rohingya during the offensive.