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Annan Urges Respect for Civilians in West Myanmar Violence

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Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, seeking reconciliation among ethnic groups in fractious western Myanmar, has urged the army to respect civilians' rights as concerns rise about treatment of the Rohingya minority. Annan spoke Tuesday after a three-day trip to Rakhine state, where the army has been conducting aggressive sweeps since October, when unidentified armed men killed nine policemen manning posts along the border with Bangladesh. Human rights groups accuse the...

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