Rohingya groups in 'solidarity' with Myanmar's ethnic Rakhine

In this file photo taken on September 7, 2017, a house burns in Gawdu Tharya village near Maungdaw in Rakhine state in northern Myanmar. Myanmar's military has sought to undermine the confessions of two soldiers who said they were ordered to "exterminate" Rohingya Muslims before taking part in the massacre of scores of men, women and children. Military spokesman Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun admitted to BBC Burmese late on September 9, 2020 the men were former soldiers, but claimed they had been "taken hostage" by the Arakan Army (AA) militant group and "threatened and coerced into confessing". - AFP

YANGON, Sept 18, (AFP): Rohingya groups around the world displayed a rare show of solidarity on Friday with Myanmar's ethnic Rakhine, who they say are suffering "horrifically familiar" war crimes and atrocities at the hands of the military.

The armed forces are currently locked in battle with the Arakan Army (AA), a militant group fighting for more autonomy for ethnic Rakhine Buddhists in the country's northwest.