Burma military denies atrocities against Rohingya muslims

Burma's military issued its most forceful denial yet today that security forces had committed atrocities during "clearance operations" in the west of the country that have sparked the largest refugee crisis in Asia in decades.

In a statement, the military said it had interviewed thousands of people during its month-long investigation into the conduct of troops in western Rakhine state after Rohingya insurgents launched a series of attacks there on August 25.