Myanmar army forces about 2,000 Rohingyas from homes

 The Myanmar army has forced about 2,000 Rohingya Muslims to abandon their homes in a village, as part of a crackdown on the religious minority following the recent attacks on border security forces. 

The Myanmar army has forced about 2,000 Rohingya Muslims to abandon their homes in a village, as part of a crackdown on the religious minority following the recent attacks on border security forces. 

Sources said border guards on Sunday went to Kyee Kan Pyin village, in the central region of Mandalay, and ordered about 2,000 villagers to evacuate it, giving them just enough time to collect basic household items. 

The villagers were forced for a second night to stay and hide in rice fields without shelter.

Witnesses and Rohingya community elders have confirmed the report.

A Myanmar government spokesman said the government was unable to contact anyone in the area because it was a militarily-operated.