Female school teacher with 4 others killed, 2 injured in ARSA shooting in Maungdaw
An Arakanese female school teacher and four other men were killed in a shootingattack carried out by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) rebels innorthern Maungdaw township of Arakan State. Two other individuals alsosustained injuries in the incident.
The deceased include Daw Sein Hla Phyu (55 years oldfemale school teacher), U Kyaw Min (55), U Zaw Zaw Min (also known as Shwe ThetKo, 35), Ko Aung Myat San (25) and Ko Aung Myo San (25). They all hailedfrom ward number 4 of the township.
Daw Sein Hla Phyu and U Kyaw Min were a married couple. Ko Aung Myat San and KoAung Myo San were brothers.
The injured individuals namely Ko Myo Than Shein(27) and U Maung Maung Chey (44) also hail from the same ward.
They were attacked by ARSA rebels while traveling from Buthidaung to KyeinChaung of northern Maungdaw locality by a vehicle at around 4 pm on31 July. The rebels took position near 3-mile-Kyee Kan Pyin road betweenShwe Taung and Kyee Kan Pyin (south) villages under Maungdaw township.
"It rained heavily and we didn’t hear any gunshots because the area isquite far from us. Later, we learned that ARSA rebels shot at a truckcarrying goods near Kyee Kan Pyin (south) village," said a local resident.
U Khaing Thu Kha, an information officer of the ArakanArmy (AA), confirmed the killings while talking to Narinjara News.
“They were shot dead while traveling from Kant Kaw Myaing to Kyein Chaung tobuy goods,” said U Khaing Thu Kha.
The AA is currently pursuing the ARSA rebelsresponsible for the killings.
“ARSA rebels are abducting us and demanding money fromus. They are also kidnapping Muslims to ask money from them. We do not condonethe killing of civilians. We want to live in peace with the Rakhine community,”said a local Muslim leader hailing from Shwezar of Maungdaw.
All the seven victims faced displacement from ward number 4 in Buthidaung town and sought refuge in Kant KawMyaing village.
Previously, on 18 July, seven Khami people from Gandaryi camp in the same ward were killed after leaving the camp insearch of bamboo shoots in forest areas.
The AA on 21 July said that they werekilled by ARSA militants who enjoy collaboration with the military junta.
The bodies of U Oo Hla Tun, U Kyaw Hla and U Maung Tunwere found near Let Pan Shay (also known as Maw Ni Ko) village on 19 Julyduring the noon hours.
The other four victims namely U Aung Gyi, U Maung Maung, U Tun Naing Ooand U Kyar Tun Oo were found dead near Let Pan Shay (also known as Maw NiKo) village at around 1 pm on 20 July.
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