Bangladesh constructed a refugee facility last year, and they delivered their first refugees there this weekend. The facility is designed to serve 100,000 people; although, it is located on an island that is regularly hit by cyclones. Twenty-eight Rohingya people were sent to this refugee camp on Saturday. Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen told AFP. "Most likely they will stay there until they return to Myanmar."[1]
Thailand eases Coronavirus quarantining
On April 10th 2020, Thailand’s government banned the sale of alcohol to reduce how often people go out. Thailand lifted the ban on Sunday, and “the consumption of alcoholic beverages will only be allowed at home.” This decision is a first to ease the lockdown measures to reduce the spread of COVID 19.[2]
IS terrorizes Samarra, Iraq
An Iraqi militia was targeted at villages near Samarra by an Islamic State group, killing at least ten. People fear IS's return since Iraq defeated them in 2017. The militia is called the Popular Mobilisation Forces, and they were attacked in the village of Mekeeshfa. Six were initially kill, and three more died when reinforcement arrived. The PMF did not neutralize them at Mekeeshfa as the tenth was killed at nearby village called Talk al-Dahab.[3]
South and North Korea exchange fire
North Korean troops shot a South Korean guard post several times on Sunday, a first since the rivals took steps to lower tensions in late 2018. South Korea did respond with two sets of twenty warning rounds "before issuing a warning broadcast." The event was not escalated, and no one was killed. Subsequent correspondence was conducted between the countries to maintain "lower front-line animosities."[4]
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[1] “Rohingya refugees relocated to controversial Bangladesh island after weeks at sea.” Yahoo!, AFP, 3 May 2020, https://news.yahoo.com/rohingya-refugees-relocated-controversial-bangladesh-island-weeks-sea-152116893.html.
[2] Tu, Soe Zeya. “Thailand lifts ban on alcohol sale.” ABS-CBN News, Reuters, 3 May 2020, https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/multimedia/photo/05/03/20/covid19-thailand-liquor-ban.
[3] ”Isis mounts deadly assault on Iraqi militia members near Samarra.” The Guardian, Associated Press, 2 May 2020, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/02/isis-mount-deadly-assault-on-iraqi-militia-members-near-samarra.
[4] Kim, Hyung-Jin. “North and South Korea exchange fire along border.” ABC News, Associated Press, 3 May 2020, https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/korea-troops-exchange-fire-korean-border- 70476201.
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