# How Myanmar’s war drives the Rohingya crisis

https://mins.news/en/item/27200

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-20 11:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/investigations/2026/8/20/how-myanmars-war-drives-the-rohingya-crisis?traffic_source=rss

> An Al Jazeera investigation says more than 150,000 Rohingya have been driven from their homes since Myanmar’s civil war escalated after the 2021 coup. Refugees describe forced conscription, targeted attacks and massacres in Rakhine State, where the Arakan Army is accused of abuses it denies. Myanmar’s military also denies allegations and blames the rebel group.

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