Pictures of victims of violence in the state of Rakhine are displayed on a screen during a news conference held by National security Advisor U Thaung Tun at National reconciliation and peace center office in Yangon, Myanmar August 29, 2017. Reuters
UNITED NATIONS: Britain has asked for the U.N. Security Council to meet on Wednesday to discuss escalating deadly violence between Rohingya insurgents and Myanmar security forces in Rakhine state, Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Matthew Rycroft said on Tuesday.
“Need to address long-term issues in Rakhine, urge restraint by all parties,” Rycroft posted on Twitter.
A series of coordinated attacks by Rohingya insurgents on security forces in the north of Myanmar’s Rakhine state on Friday has triggered a fresh exodus to Bangladesh of Rohingya Muslim villagers trying to escape the violence.
(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Chris Reese)
