Timeline: Three years on, a look at the Rohingya crisis

Aug. 25, 2017 - Muslim insurgents of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army attack 30 police posts and an army base in the north of Rakhine State.

Sept. 19, 2017 - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi vows to punish the perpetrators of rights violations but does not address U.N. accusations of ethnic cleansing. Dec. 21, 2017 - The United States imposes sanctions on 13 “serious human rights abusers and corrupt actors” including the general who oversaw the crackdown against the Rohingya.

April 11, 2018 - Seven Myanmar soldiers are sentenced to 10 years of hard labor for the Inn Din massacre. June 22, 2019 - Authorities order telecoms companies to shut internet services in the conflict-torn west, an operator says, where government troops are fighting Arakan Army rebels. Nov. 26, 2019 – Myanmar begins a military investigation into killings of Rohingya at Gu Dar Pyin village during the 2017 crackdown. The army later announces soldiers have been punished.

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