A/HRC/39/CRP.2 882. Each of these incidents saw a similar pattern of conduct on the part of the Myanmar military and security forces. There was an attack on the village by Tatmadaw soldiers, and often other perpetrators, the burning of Rohingya property, and the killing and injuring of civilians through indiscriminate shooting or targeted killing, leading to multiple deaths. In many cases, women and girls were subjected to rape and other forms of sexual violence. (b) Patterns of serious human rights violations by the Myanmar security forces 883. The “clearance operations” constituted a human rights catastrophe. The Myanmar military and other security forces committed human rights violations on a colossal scale, in violation of all basic tenets of international law. The operations had a devastating impact on the Rohingya civilian population, which was targeted, brutalised and terrorised. Thousands of Rohingya villagers were killed and injured. Women and girls were subjected to rape and other forms of sexual violence, and frequently then killed. Children were attacked deliberately and callously and subjected to grave violations. Men and boys were disappeared, probably killed. The arduous journey to Bangladesh caused further death and injury. Rohingya-populated areas across the three townships of northern Rakhine State were deliberately destroyed, in a targeted manner. Unlawful killings and other forms of excessive and indiscriminate use of force 884. Many Rohingya were killed or injured by indiscriminate shooting. Rohingya villages were approached without warning, usually from more than one direction, and often in the early morning, by armed Tatmadaw soldiers. They were often accompanied by other armed security forces, including the BGP, the Myanmar Police Force and riot police (known as lon htein), and frequently by ethnic Rakhine civilians. Members of the security forces, primarily Tatmadaw soldiers of the Western Command and the 33 rd and 99th LIDs, shot assault rifles towards the Rohingya villages from a distance, not targeting any particular military objective or making any distinction between ARSA fighters and civilians. Men, women and children were all shot at.1978 Many victims referred to the volume of gunfire, with some describing it as “raining bullets”.1979 Many were shot and killed or injured while attempting to flee. 885. Witnesses saw relatives, friends, neighbours or fellow villagers shot and fall down while they themselves were running away, and saw people lying on the ground, shot dead or wounded. One young girl described the operation in Maungdaw Township: 1978 1979 CI-001, CI-002, CI-005, CI-006, CI-007, CI-008, CI-013, CI-014, CI-015, CI-017, CI-019, CI-020, CI021, CI-024, CI-029, CI-030, CI-033, CI-034, CI-035, CI-040, CI-050, CI-103, CI-105, CI-106, CI108, CI-118, CI-109, CI-110, CI-111, 112, CI-113, CI-114, CI-115, CI-116, CI-118, CI-120, CI-121, CI-122, CI-123, CI-124, CI-126, CI-127, CI-128, CI-129, CI-131, CI-132, CI-133, CI-134, CI-135, CI137, CI-138, CI-139, CI-140, CI-142, CI-143, CI-144, CI-146, CI-147, CI-148, CI-149, CI-150, CI177, CI-178, CI-179, CI-180, CI-181, CI-184, CI-185, CI-186, CI-187, CI-188, CI-189, CI-191, CI192, CI-193,CI-195, CI-196, CI-197, CI-198, CI-199, EI-001, EI-003, EI-004, EI-005, EI-006, EI-008, EI-009, EI-010, EI-011, EI-013, EI-015, EI-018, EI-019, EI-020, EI-024, EI-027, EI-029, EI-030, EI035, EI-039, EI-040, EI-041, EI-044, EI-045, EI-047, EI-048, EI-049, EI-050, EI-051, EI-053, EI-061, EI-062, EI-064, EI-065, EI-066, EI-071, EI-076, EI-078, EI-080, EI-081, EI-082, EI-083, EI-097, EI098,EI-102, LI-005, LI-008, LI-010, LI-011, LI-012, LI-013, LI-015, LI-016, LI-017, LI-018, LI-020, LI-021, LI-022, LI-027, LI-028, LI-030, LI-031, LI-032, LI-036, LI-039, LI-041, LI-042, LI-044, LI045, LI-046, LI-047, LI-054, LI-062, LI-064, LI-065, LI-067, LI-069, LI-070, LI-072, LI-073, LI-074, LI-076, LI-080, LI-081, LI-102, LI-103, LI-104, LI-105, LI-109, LI-111, LI-112, LI-114, LI-117, LI119, LI-120, LI-124, LI-128, LI-130, LI-131, LI-132, QI-001, QI-003, QI-004, QI-008, QI-009, QI011, QI-012, QI-014, QI-016, QI-023, QI-025, QI-028, QI-029, QI-048, QI-070, QI-106, QI-107, QI112, QI-113, QI-114, QI-116, RI-002, RI-003, RI-004, RI-005, RI-007, RI-008, RI-010, RI-012, RI013, RI-016, RI-018, WI-001, WI-002, WI-009, WI-015, WI-017, WI-024, WI-039, XI-001, XI-002, XI-003, XI-004, XI-006, YI-006, YI-007, YI-009, YI-010, YI-011, YI-013, YI-014, YI-018, YI-025, YI-030, YI-031, YI-032, YI-033. V-128, K-061, V-128; See also XChange.org, The Rohingya Survey (15 December 2017), where 40 per cent of respondents reported indiscriminate shooting. CI-033, CI-112, CI-150, LI-120, QI-036, QI-116, RI-012. 205