By @Aungaungsittwe
A middle school teacher, U Maung Ni, from ThihoKyun of
Northern Maungdaw reported that Myanmar army burnt down their homes, killed
100s of civilians and alleged them Bengali terrorists.
Maung Ni said “Military came to our village and started
open fire on us on 26 August 2017. We all ran to save our lives. Later, army
blazed our homes.
Myanmar regime has been labeling us Bengali terrorists since
1990. We are not terrorists. We are victims of Genocide since 1990. I condemned
ARSA militants’ attack on Border Guard Posts in October 9, 2016. Instead of
finding the attackers, military and border guards targeted only civilians in
October, November and December. In November, ARSA militants came to our village;
forced villagers prepare food for them. Ali Akbar informed military about the
militants. When soldiers came, they arrested those who fed militants because
militants left at that time .Now, ARSA again attacked police posts. Though we
don’t support them, we became target of military. Why? We are not terrorists.
We are victims of genocide.”
On 28 August, army officers warned Anauk Pyin and Nyaung
Bin Gyi villages of Rathedaung, two Rohingta villages among twenty two Rakhine
villages, depend on ration of WFP since 2012, to leave wherever they can or
army will torch the villages, said Amir Hakim.
Myanmar’s State Media broadcasts propaganda against
Rohingya twenty four hours; Bengali terrorists are torching houses and killing
Rohingyas, in Ratheduang, Buthidaung and
Maungdaw. State Counselor Office Information Center is under supervision of
genocider, Zaw Htay who has been organizing propaganda against Rohingya since 2011.
According to latest information, 19 Rohingya villages
have been blazed into ashes, 700 Rohingya civilians were slaughtered or shot to
death by military, 90000 Rohingyas lost their homes.
U Kyaw Naing from ThaeChaung IDP camp of Sittwe said”
Current situation in Rathedaung, Buthidaung and Maungdaw is hundred times worse
than 2012 massacre. In 2012, Myanmar army used Rakhine extremists to destroy us
but since October 2016, military, border guard police and Rakhine extremists
led by Aye Maung have been killing us in the name of ARSA. If ARSA really
committed crimes, we have no objection to punish them. Why are the thousands of
innocent civilians being target of security forces?
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