RB News

September 21, 2017

Maungdaw -- Rumors among Rohingya people are ripe that clashes between the Burmese armed forces and the fighters from ARSA Resistance Group would break out in the heart of Maungdaw tonight (Sept 21) or at forthcoming nights.

The Burmese (Myanmar) government has rammed up numbers of troops in the downtown of Maungdaw and surrounding areas since yesterday evening triggering immense fears among the local Muslim Rohingyas.

Our sources have confirmed that the rumors stemmed from the government sources and have started spreading among the Rohingyas since 11:30pm (on Sept 20). The increase in numbers of the troops and the subsequent rumor-mongering are apparently intended to create panic among the remaining local Rohingyas and make them flee from the country.

The sources have further confirmed that the government is misusing some Hindus to make random calls to local Rohingya villagers to make the rumor go viral.

Since August 25, the Myanmar military have launched a scorched-earth operation against the entire Rohingya population under pretext of counter-insurgency operations carrying out mass-killings of over 3,500 Rohingya civilians; forcing nearly 500,000 Refugee exodus into Bangladesh; burning down over 200 Rohingya villages (i.e. 2/3 of Rohingya areas) in Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Rathedaung Townships.

The UN Secretary General, the UN Human Rights Commissioner, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have unanimously described the plight of Rohingya as 'a Textbook Case of Ethnic Cleansing.'

[Reported by RB Correspondent; Edited by M.S. Anwar]

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RB News

September 13, 2017

Maungdaw -- A boat carrying ethnic Rohingya people fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized on Monday (Sept 13) night after a gang of pirates attempted to rob them in the Naff river, killing at least 6 people, according to reliable sources.

And with dozens still missing, it is feared that the death toll could rise up to at least 39 that include men, women and children.

The boat was carrying over 50 displaced Rohingya people escaping from brutal massacres, systematic arsons, tortures and rapes being carried out by the Myanmar armed forces (the military and the BGP) and the Rakhine Buddhist extremists in Northern Arakan since August 25.

Six dead bodies were found agrounded on the Naff river bank in Bangladesh, according to local fishermen.

11 people survived from the horrific incident, who told us what had happened. Of the survivors, three are men, 2 teenagers and one woman. All are from Buthidaung Township.

Since August 25, we have been witnessing widespread arson attacks on Rohingya villages, burning down villages one by one, horrific massacres and summary executions of countless (Rohingya) civilians, rapes against women, massive displacements, unimaginable stream of refugee exodus into Bangladesh and unimaginable horrors of atrocity crimes.

Almost two third of ethnic Rohingya people in Northern Arakan have been displaced and villages depoulated by the Myanmar armed forces under pretext of responding to attacks on some police posts and military bases by Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) on early August 25 morning.

The UN Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein has called the violence against Rohingya 'a textbook example of ethnic cleansing.'
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Below are some figures of Rohingya civilians killed/executed, displaced and forced to flee to Bangladesh and the numbers of villages affected, damaged, partially burnt or entirely burnt down.

1. Number killed, excecuted, or burnt or shot death: Over 3,500

2. Remained Internally displaced with no shelter and food in Northern Arakan: Over 200,000

3. Numbers fled to Bangladesh: more than 300 000

4. Numbers of people arbitrarily detained: Over 2,000

7. Villages (hamlets) damaged; burnt partially or wholly in 3 townships (Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Rathedaung): Over 170

[Note: All figures give above are approximations based on our reports and trends of violence. We'll come up with figures as exactly as possible once the situation calms down.]

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[Reported by Rohingya Eye, Edited by M.S. Anwar]

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The list of total Rohingya villages and households; and numbers of Rohingya population in Rathedaung Township as of 1/10/2016 is:

No.	The Village Name	No. of Male	No. of Female	No. of Households	Total Population
1	Thin Gana	655	678		1333
2	Tha Pyi Taw	1100	1147		2247
3	Anauk Pyin	1340	1665	581	3005
4	Nyaung Pin Gyi	1000	1099		2099
5	Sin Kone Taing	1298	1394	384	2692
6	Chut Pyin	630	650	300	1280
7	Zay Kone Tan	147	159	53	306
8	Kyet Yoe Kone Tan	636	717	233	1353
9	Pyin Chaung	450	495	170	945
10	Koe Tan Kauk	2652	2840	692	5492
11	Chein Khali	2196	2547	743	4743
12	Chin Rwa	945	1228	325	2173
13	Bellamy	478	482	200	984
14	Taa Zaw	288	276	99	564
15	Pan Kaing	635	741	276	1376
16	Nilam Bor	407	680		1087
17	Kan Seik	547	628	182	1175
18	Aaga Taung	2269	2353	414	2622
19	Pyaing Ma Tet	301	306	104	607
20	Than Du	197	182		379
21	Zedi Pyin	335	317	107	652
22	Attet Nan Yar	829	1012	264	1941
23	Aadu	263	233	64	496
24	Auk Nan Yar	1554	1856	485	3410
		Total Population			44,961
Credit: Originally Compiled by Mohammed Hussain, a Rohingya Community Leader in Rathedaung