The ‘Lost’ Villages of Myanmar’s Rakhine

Human Rights Watch and Bellingcat report a 2024 massacre in Myanmar's Rakhine State by the Arakan Army (AA), resulting in at least 170 Rohingya deaths and widespread village destruction. Clashes between the AA and Myanmar's military junta led to 40 burned villages in Buthidaung Township, with both sides committing civilian abuses. Evidence of civilian harm remains difficult to obtain due to military control.