proper training or protection. It is almost impossible to resist, and if one does, he has to face fatal consequences. Soyed described one man who was killed for refusing to join, and whose entire family was subsequently targeted and shot as punishment. The process of conscription, according to Soyed, is both harsh and continuous, without any signs of mercy or intention to stop. Soyed Ahmed, a 32-year-old Rohingya man from Kelaidaung (Khi Hlai Daung) village in Maungdaw Township, recounted his traumatic experience of abduction by the AA. On July 27, 2024 he was taken along with 30 other villagers to a remote location in the Kelaidaung (Khi Hlai Daung) hills, where they were held captive. The AA’s primary intent was to forcibly recruit them to fight against the Myanmar Military Junta. They came to his village daily threatening and demanding that young men should join them. Those who refused were either beaten or taken away. The abduction was not random; it was part of a systematic and coercive campaign to force young Rohingya men into war. When he refused to join, Soyed recounted, “they tied him tightly with ropes, beat him severely, and dragged him to their hideout. Their intention was clear; they wouldn't leave him until he obeys their orders. As already said, conscripts were pushed into active conflict zones without any training or proper equipment. Kamal, a 65-year-old man from Maungdaw, narrated to us that over a hundred individuals from his locality alone were conscripted and then deployed to the frontlines, where most perished. With no concern for their safety or survival, this form of exploitation reflects an utter disregard for Rohingya lives. This also gets reflected in the testimonies when they say that the AA forces, coerces, and uses violence to conscript them. The community has nothing to gain from the war, but still, the armed group seeks to exploit them for its conflict. The disregard for their life can also be judged from the fact that not joining conscription demands often resulted in brutal punishment not only for the individual in question but for their entire family. Kamal recounted that when men rejected recruitment, their families were persecuted, extorted, and threatened. In some cases, as narrated by Soyed Ahmed, families were shot at or subjected to 69