Maungdaw, Arakan – The Myanmar Military has been reportedly locking civilians inside their houses and then burning them alive in Yay Khae Chaung Khwa Sone South hamlet in Northern Maungdaw.
On November 14th, 2016 at 8:30 AM a group of about 150 members of the military and Border Guard Police (BGP) entered Yay Dwin Kyun village. They arrested over 150 villagers. Those arrested were from Yay Khae Chaung Khwa Sone, Yay Khae Chaung Khaw Sone, Dar Gyi Sar, Kyar Gaung Taung and Myaw Taung.
The Military and BGP selected 20 wealthy Rohingyas among those who were arrested and took them to the Nga Ku Ra regional BGP post. The remaining Rohingya were taken to Ywat Nyo Taung BGP outpost (12) and interrogated. The villagers from Yay Dwin Kyun were later released.
The remaining Rohingya who were detained were taken a Rakhine village called Kan Pyin at sunset and were forced to hold sticks, swords and guns and forced to shout the Islamic slogan “Naara e Takbeer” which similar to yelling “Allahu Akbar” or God is Great. These chants have been associated with Islamic militants around the world by media. The security forces recorded the staged event and then took the villagers back to Ywat Nyo Taung.
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