The United States says Myanmar is carrying out a genocide of its country’s Rohingya Muslims. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made the declaration Monday morning in a speech at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. He had just visited its exhibit, Burma’s Path to Genocide. Blinken said it is his responsibility as Secretary to investigate possible atrocities in foreign countries. He said his examination of Burma found its military guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity against Rohingya. “Beyond the Holocaust, the United States has concluded that genocide was committed seven times. Today marks the eighth,” Blinken said. He called Burmese attacks against the Rohingya population widespread and systematic. He said they pointed to evidence of a clear goal to destroy the mainly Muslim minority group. In 2017, suspected Rohingya militants launched attacks against security forces in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine. The attacks led the government to launch military operations against the rebels and their supporters. More than 700,000 Rohingya fled the area to escape the violence. Most are now living in refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh.
Title: US Declares Myanmar Military Actions against Rohingya ‘Genocide’
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data-start-time='22021' data-end-time='27667'>He had just visited its exhibit, Burma’s Path to Genocide.</span> <span data-start-time='27667' data-end-time='38063'>Blinken said it is his responsibility as Secretary to investigate possible atrocities in foreign countries. </span> <span data-start-time='38063' data-end-time='49896'>He said his examination of Burma found its military guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity against Rohingya.</span> <span data-start-time='49896' data-end-time='58146'>“Beyond the Holocaust, the United States has concluded that genocide was committed seven times. </span> <span data-start-time='58146' data-end-time='62625'>Today marks the eighth,” Blinken said.</span> <span data-start-time='62625' data-end-time='70958'>He called Burmese attacks against the Rohingya population widespread and systematic. </span> <span data-start-time='70958' data-end-time='79583'>He said they pointed to evidence of a clear goal to destroy the mainly Muslim minority group.</span> <span data-start-time='79583' data-end-time='91708'>In 2017, suspected Rohingya militants launched attacks against security forces in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine. </span> <span data-start-time='91708' data-end-time='100458'>The attacks led the government to launch military operations against the rebels and their supporters. </span> <span data-start-time='100458' data-end-time='107625'>More than 700,000 Rohingya fled the area to escape the violence. </span> <span data-start-time='107625' data-end-time='113125'>Most are now living in refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' 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