- Web Master
- October 01, 2024
Aye Myat Khaing, Narinjara News, 11 June 2024
More than 100 refugees from the Muslim Rohingya camps in
Bangladesh arrived in Maungdaw of Arakan State for military training.
According to local residents, the Muslims were brought
with four boats from Bangladesh to Ywet Nyo Taung village in north Maungdaw on
6 June.
“I saw those Muslims and asked one of them about their
visit. He said they were brought for military training inside Myanmar. They
were not directly taken to Maungdaw, but transported by cars during night
hours,” said a resident.
Eyewitnesses revealed that on 22 May, around 200
Muslim refugees arrived at Ali village jetty of Maung Ni ward under
Maungdaw township, with five boats from Bangladesh.
They were transported by six cars from the jetty to
basic education high school in Ka Nyin Tan ward.
The socio-political observers expressed concern that
Muslims from Bangladesh have been brought regularly for military training
in Maungdaw. Later many Muslims from Arakan State were assigned to fight
against the Arakha Army (AA).
When 30 young people from Kutupalong Muslim refugee
camp in Bangladesh were abducted by the RSO on 21 May, a video clip went viral
on social media, where Muslim refugees were seen being beaten by them.
But the Bangla police did not take any action
against those RSO rebels, who were even detained.
Now the Muslim armed organizations like ARSA,
ARA, RSO etc are recruiting youths from the refugee camps in Bangladesh. They
are being trained by the military junta and armed to fight against AA fighters
along with the soldiers.
The ULA/AA strongly condemned the individuals and
organizations who were involved in these activities, deeming it heinous and
unethical to recruit Muslim youths, especially the minors, by both the junta
and Muslim armed organizations, exploiting them for their own interest amid the
current political situation in Rakhine State.