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The Muslim population in Rakhine is being annihilated
step by step

After the withdrawal of the British who had been in control of
the region, in 1824, there was soon a considerable increase in the
number of attacks on Muslims. During the Second World
War and the Japanese occupation the pressure on Mus-

lims increased still further, culminating in Muslim
men, women and children being barbarically
murdered by swords and spears in the vil-
lage of Chanbilli in the township of
Minbya in 1942. After the slaughter
the district was pillaged. All
gold, silver and valuable