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Why do you believe what Saudi Arabia says?
Perhaps a more accurate situation of what is happening is provided by a commentator Arkar:
First, let me clarify the situation in brief. This conflict
was between the Rohingya Muslims and the local Buddhist Burmese citizens, both
residing in Arakan State. It is NOT a religious war between the whole Muslim
community in Burma and the Buddhist government as it is spreading to the
world's media!
Rohingyas are in fact illegal immigrants into Arakan State
of Burma from Bangladesh, which borders Burma on the west. Rohingyas mass-moved
into Burma during British rule, but the governments over the time have rejected
citizenship to them and confined them to border cities in west Arakan, where a
reported 800k Rohingya population resides. Population explosion, discrimination
and repression by government have made Rohingyas to wait for an opportunity to
rise up and to invade more of Arakan cities for living space.
They got the spark they needed on June 4, 2012 when 10
Rohingyas were lawlessly murdered by local Arakanese furious over the rape and
murder of an Arakanese girl by Rohingyas which happened 6 days earlier.
Rohingyas started raging Arakan villages, robbing properties and torching
villages, forcing tens of thousands of locals to refugee camps. The government
army and security forces intervened, clashing with the rioting Rohingyas. A
state of emergency and a curfew were issued on following days, with armed
forces firing shots usually into the air to disperse the rioters, according to
non-government reputable medias. The situation was subsequently calmed by
mid-June, and the combined death of Rohingyas and Arakanese during the riots
were reported officially to be less than 30. The Burmese government has been
notorious for its transparency when it comes to casualty numbers, but there is
no way for the death toll to hit hundreds, far from thousands as seen over the
internet. 30 Arakanese who allegedly started the murder of 10 Rohingyas are now
facing trials in court.
Islam is the 3rd most common religion in Burma after
Buddhism and Christianity, and this event in Arakan had little to do with other
Islamic communities across the country. There has been absolutely no harm to
Islams outside of affected areas in Arakan. Islams in other states, including
the largest and the most ethnically diverse city, Yangon, have been living normally
and peacefully all these times, except at one point when they gathered in
downtown Yangon after the government-run news media mentioned in Arakan riots
news a term "kalar", a racially abusive term in Burmese, for which
the media immediately issued an apology and made correction.
In short, there is no such thing as Muslim genocide or
ethnic cleansing happening in Burma or in Arakan. And it is painful to see many
misleading reports tagging our country's name in headlines as "Burma
Killing", "Burma Muslim cleansing", "Stop Burma
genocide" when even Islams in Burma regard this very event as nothing more
than government suppressing terrorism attacks by Rohingya immigrants.
