Arbitrary Campaigns, Attacks against Mosques and Rohingya Homes in Myanmar

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Myanmar Security forces carried out raids and arbitrary incursions campaign against Rohingya homes in a number of neighborhoods of north Maungdaw city of Arakan state, and continued to campaign for seven hours since seven in the morning until noon the agency correspondent said.

More than thirty members of various Myanmar forces were present during the campaign, assaulting women and attempting to rape them and looting property from inside the houses and the confiscation of livestock.

And the reporter further added that troops broke into mosques during the campaign and had urinated inside and tearing up the Holy Quran and tampering with the contents inside the mosques; in order to provoke the religious feelings of the Rohingya people.

It is noteworthy that the Myanmar authorities have stepped up violence against Rohingya again since a week ago and imposed a curfew in many areas where Rohingyas resides but the Buddhist populations are not included in the bans.

Witnesses reported security forces also arbitrarily arresting or even killing civilians, including children.

Due to these serious human rights violations against the military crackdown in its search for 400 suspected militants, Humanitarian agencies are pleading with the government of Myanmar to let them help the displaced people of strife-torn Arakan state, where a recent severe military crackdown has prevented the delivery of aid.

Source: Arakan NA