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Rohingya Council Condemns Arakan Army Atrocities in Northern Myanmar

By The South Asia Times

Myanmar — The Arakan Rohingya National Council (ARNC) has strongly condemned a series of atrocities committed by the Arakan Army (AA) against Rohingya civilians in northern Arakan, including mass arrests, torture, forced displacement, and killings.

On July 25, nearly 60 Rohingya farmers were detained without warning by AA forces while working in their own fields in Sein Hnyin Pyar and Tha Peik Taung villages in Buthidaung Township. Witnesses said the detainees, including four members of one family, were initially held in an AA-controlled village before being transferred to an unknown location.

Their fate remains unknown, with fears of torture or enforced disappearance mounting among local residents, it said in a statement.

In a separate case, Arshad, a 22-year-old former detainee tortured during eight months of AA captivity, died in Bangladesh on July 26 after suffering severe injuries reportedly caused by chemical injections.

Economic hardship is also escalating. “We’re starving. We can’t afford even one meal a day,” a Buthidaung resident told local media, highlighting forced monthly payments to the AA despite dire living conditions.

Another grim incident involved the suspicious death of Shunamia, a 35-year-old Rohingya man detained on July 15 in Pauktaw Township. His body was found near a Rakhine village shortly after the AA falsely claimed he had escaped.

Tragically, many Rohingya have fled by sea to escape violence. On May 10, two overcrowded boats carrying 507 people capsized after being pursued by the AA. Only 87 survived. Survivors allege deliberate endangerment by AA forces.

The ARNC also reported that a family who had voluntarily returned from Bangladesh was forced to flee back after facing torture and extortion by the AA.

Calling the situation an escalating campaign of ethnic cleansing, the ARNC urged the UN Security Council to act against violations of International Court of Justice (ICJ) orders and to hold the Arakan Army accountable for crimes against humanity. They demanded sanctions, international investigations, and the extension of ICJ provisional measures to include non-state actors like the AA.

The humanitarian crisis in Arakan continues to deepen, with thousands of Rohingya caught in a cycle of violence, persecution, and displacement.

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