<h3><br />''</h3>The Myanmar government appointed Independent Commission of Enquiry (ICOE) has observed that the security operations conducted between Aug. 25 and Sept. 5, 2017, in the Rakhine state did involve war crimes, serious human rights violations and violations of domestic laws. However, it did not find any evidence of 'genocidal intent' in the operations.<br />''In a press statement issued today the ICOE said that it found no evidence to conclude that the armed forces of Myanmar conducted the operations in the Rakhine state against any national, ethnic, racial or religious group to commit genocide.<br />''The 461 page report submitted by the ICOE to the Myanmar President U Win Myint on Monday contradicts the report of the UN investigators which concluded that the Myanmar armed forces indulged in acts of genocide in the operations conducted against Rohingyas.<br />''<br />''The ICOE report says that the clearance operations by the Myanmar's Defence Services and Police Force were provoked by the initial attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) on police outposts in the area on August 25, 2017.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Myanmar government set up the ICOE in 2018 to investigate allegations of human rights violations and related issues following the terrorist attacks by ARSA in Rakhine State. It was tasked to fix accountability and recommend steps to ensure peace and stability in the Arakan region. The ICOE was Chaired by Rosario Manalo, a former deputy foreign minister of the Philippines. It also included  Kenzo Oshima, a former permanent representative of Japan to the UN, and two Myanmar nationals.</span><br />