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Myanmar's Suu Kyi Visits Rakhine Amid Violent Crackdown On Rohingya

The visit comes as violence against the minority Muslim population has forced hundreds of thousands to flee across the border to neighboring Bangladesh.
Rohingya Muslims carry their young children and belongings after crossing the border from Myanmar into Bangladesh, near Palong Khali, Bangladesh, on Wednesday. / Bernat Armangue / Shutterstock.com

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been heavily criticized for failing to stop ongoing violence against the country's Rohingya minority in western Rakhine state, visited the region for the first time since attacks there triggered

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