On June 23, 2024, when the AA entered Mg Mg Tin’s village, the Rohingya residents were
forced to flee. The testimony provides insight into how this process unfolded. First, the Myanmar
military junta establishes a presence, often under the guise of defense or self-guarding, and later
the AA moves in, intensifying the persecution and forcing evacuations. Mg Mg Tin asserts that
both the Myanmar junta and the AA are perpetrators of crimes against the Rohingya. While
international attention has largely focused on the Myanmar military’s genocide, the testimony
highlights that the AA has also played a direct role in violent campaigns against the Rohingya.
Since July 2024, the AA has maintained control over Yahaya’s village also. According to his
testimony, the AA has imposed severe restrictions on movement, requiring villagers to pay large
sums for permission to travel between settlements. Additionally, villagers are often forced to
serve as porters for the AA, carrying supplies under duress. Yahaya describes the AA’s
governance as worse than that of the Myanmar military, with looting, enforced labor, and
arbitrary punishments being common. This suggests that the AA’s occupation is not merely a
military takeover but a deliberate campaign of control and oppression targeting the Rohingya
population.
➔ Targeted Killings and Massacres
In July 2024, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution in which they addressed the
plight of the Rohingya and other persecuted minorities in Myanmar. The resolution strongly
condemned the ‘systematic targeting of Rohingya Muslims and called on all conflict parties in
Rakhine State to comply fully with the International Court of Justice's provisional measures.’
This was brought into attention in response to the reported AA targeted killings and widespread
violence. Several survivors, including Ekram and Mohammad Shorif Alom, recall scenes of
extrajudicial executions, bodies strewn in streets, and victims burned alive. Ridwan describes
witnessing the indiscriminate killing of Rohingya civilians by the AA, particularly during their
forced displacement. His own experience of being attacked with a sharp weapon underscores the
brutal and personal nature of these assaults. He estimates that over 100 people he personally
knew were killed, reinforcing the scale of violence. Mohammad Shorif’s village was besieged
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