The court was told that the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Muslims was the unfortunate result of a battle with insurgents.

In a rare show of unanimity, MPs on Thursday agreed to call a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya in Myanmar an act of genocide.

“When they were being buried, some were still making noises. Others were already dead,” said a retired soldier.

The Canadian ambassador to Indonesia welcomed 2018 by tweeting from a beach in Myanmar, the same country whose military is leading a ruthless campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya people there.

Former Liberal leader Bob Rae talks to Vassy Kapelos about the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson blamed Myanmar’s security forces and “local vigilantes” for what he called “intolerable suffering” by the Rohingya.

The latest round of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state erupted when a Rohingya insurgent group launched deadly attacks on security posts Aug. 25

Don't expect the United States to step in and resolve what is increasingly being described as an ethnic cleansing campaign against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims.