(CNN) As many as 18,500 Rohingya Muslims have fled their homes in Myanmar's Rakhine state in less than one week, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The exodus began Friday after the government intensified "clearance operations" following an attack by Rohingya militants on border posts, in which 12 security officials were killed. Myanmar state media reported Tuesday that more than 110 people had died since Friday's "coordinated attacks by extremist terrorists." While thousands of Rohingya refugees have made it across the border with Bangladesh, thousands of others are stranded in the no man's land between the two countries, said an IOM spokesperson.Thousands of Rohingya, fleeing persecution in Myanmar, have crossed the Bangladeshi borderMany more remain trapped in no-man's land in between the two countries
"We want to go and take shelter inside _ and don't want to go back with my innocent children in the lion's mouth again," Amena Khatun, a Rohingya woman, said.