In the evening around
6:30 PM in February 1st, 2019, a ten-minute long fighting between Arakan Army
and Burmese Army broke out near Kharu Chaung village and Ragaung Chaung village
in Rathedaung Township.
The following morning
from 8:47 AM to 10:42 AM in February 2nd, another exchange of fire broke out
near Kyauk Tan village and Reboat village in Rathedaung Township. The Burmese
army suffered great casualties during the fighting and Arakan army was able to seize
arms and ammunitions from battalion (566) of the Burmese Army.
In addition, Arakan
Army also captured their ration including bags of rice, beans and Shwe Phe Oo
tea sachets at one-kilometer distance from southwest of Pa Ka Wa village in
Paletwa Township. During the past few months, Arakan Army seized their rations
three times excluding this.
After intersecting the
ration support lines of the Burmese Army, we have found that the Burmese Army
intimidated and forced the villagers to transport rations from the Pa Ka Wa
villagers and Mwe Hlaing Wa villagers to their supply lines. On humanitarian
grounds, we have let the villagers go unharmed, after stopping the rations from
going over to the Burmese Army.
The Burmese Army has
been witnessed to have committed war crimes for they have used civilians to
transport rations for their supply. They made use of the civilians to find ways
on their military routes while using the civilians as human shields from
attack.
A clear evidence
happened on 2 February when they took away and used as human shields three
people from Kyauk Tan village, Rathedaung Township, namely (1) U Kyaw Sein Than
(aged 51) (2) Maung Lone Shay (aged 30) (3) Maung Than Hlaing (aged 32).
Eyewitnesses gave confirmation that a Burmese convoy of about 70 troops took
them away towards “Hlaing Gwan Gyi” creek.
Arakan Army encourages
the human rights documenters to keep vigilant about the Burmese Army’s war
crimes during these days so that they can be reported to international human
rights watch groups.
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