In Pictures: Rohingya Muslim refugees flee Myanmar due to escalating violence

Thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees have fled Myanmar due to escalating violence between insurgents and Myanmar security forces.

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Sep 04, 2017, 11:00 AM

Rohingya refugees resting under a makeshift tent in a meadow in Ukhiya, Bangladesh, on Sept 3, 2017.
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Rohingya refugees having dinner at a makeshift shelter near Gundum in Cox's Bazar, on Sept 3, 2017.
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Rohingya refugees gather as they expect relief supplies in Kutupalang near Cox's Bazar, on Sept 3, 2017.
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Rohingya refugees sit as they are temporarily held by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in an open area after crossing the border, in Teknaf, on Sept 3, 2017.

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Rohingya refugees carrying an old woman from Rakhine state in Myanmar along a path near Teknaf in Bangladesh, on Sept 3, 2017.
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Rohingya refugees who have recently arrived, wait with their belongings in the overflowing Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh, on Sept 2, 2017.
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A Rohingya refugee from Myanmar praying in a cemetery in the overflowing Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Ukhia, on Sept 2, 2017.
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Rohingya refugees from Myanmar crossing the border illegally near Amtoli, Bangladesh, on Sept 1, 2017.
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Rohingya refugees from Myanmar resting near a refugee camp after crossing the border illegally near Amtoli, on Aug 31, 2017. PHOTO: NYTIMES

Rohingya refugees from Myanmar resting in a mosque in the overflowing Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh, on Sept 2, 2017.
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Rohingya refugees from Myanmar crossing the border into Amtoli, Bangladesh, after days of walking to escape violence in their villages, on Aug 31, 2017.
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A Bangladeshi border guard sending a Rohingya woman and child back to their makeshift camp along the border with Myanmar, near Gundum, Bangladesh, on Aug 31, 2017.
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Rohingya refugees from Myanmar crossing the border illegally near Amtoli, on Sept 1, 2017.
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Rohingya refugee Shamsu Nahar collapses with exhaustion and chest pains after crossing the border illegally near Amtoli, on Aug 31, 2017.
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New Rohingya refugees clean bushes off a hill to build makeshift shelters in Balukhali near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Sept 2, 2017.

PHOTO: REUTERS

New Rohingya refugees make their makeshift shelters in Balukhali near Cox’s Bazar, on Sept 2, 2017.

PHOTO: REUTERS

Rohingya refugee men carry a man after travelling over the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on Sept 1, 2017.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A group of Rohingya refugees cross a canal after travelling over the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on Sept 1, 2017.
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