Rohingya Repression Prompts Washington to Rethink Myanmar Ties
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| Smoke is seen on Myanmar’s side of border as an exhausted Rohingya refugee woman is carried to the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh September 11, 2017. (Reuters Photo) |
The violence that has caused nearly 380,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee western Myanmar is prompting the United States to reconsider its relationship with the country's military-dominated government. The humanitarian crisis is also affecting Washington's close relationship with Myanmar's longtime democracy icon, Aung San Suu Kyi, as VOA's Bill Gallo reports.
