A/HRC/39/CRP.2 1167. The blockade on Zay Di Pyin was reported by national 2647 and international media.2648 On 16 August 2017, ARSA uploaded a video of its commander, Ata Ullah, flanked by armed fighters and warning the Myanmar military to demilitarise northern Rakhine State and end “abuses of Rohingya”, specifically referring to the blockade in Zay Di Pyin. 2649 1168. The blockade lasted approximately one month.2650 On 25 August 2017, a meeting was announced by megaphone, asking all Buddhists to attend. 2651 After this, the mosque and a number of houses were burned.2652 The following day, ethnic Rakhine armed with swords removed the fences2653 and a “clearance operation” commenced in the village, perpetrated by Tatmadaw soldiers and police security forces, together with ethnic Rakhine. 2654 Many of the ethnic Rakhine who participated were recognised as being from the neighbouring villages.2655 Security forces shot and fired “launchers” towards the village. 2656 Houses were also burned by ethnic Rakhine using matches and petrol.2657 A family of five, including three children, was burned alive.2658 Those who were able to flee crossed a river to escape to the neighbouring village tract, however, a number of persons including women and children, drowned whilst attempting to cross.2659 Incident in Auk Nan Yar 1169. On 4 August 2017, security forces2660 entered the village of Auk Nan Yar and detained four men, reportedly on suspicion of being ARSA leaders.2661 Rohingya men gathered, armed with sticks, protesting what they believed to be an arbitrary arrest. To disperse the protesters, security forces fired into the crowd. A number of people were shot and injured, 2662 with two reported to have sustained critical injuries. 2663 The BGP arrested a further five Rohingya villagers who were then held at a BGP post in Zay Di Pyin. 2664 It has been reported that, after nine days, one man was released. Credible sources who interviewed him indicated that he was tortured in a manner consistent with methods used at the same location on other detainees.2665 The other detainees are believed to have been moved to Sittwe prison.2666 Abuse in Ah Htet Nan Yar 1170. Between 23 and 24 August 2017, Tatmadaw soldiers, reportedly including the 33 rd LID, and the BGP carried out mass arrests in the Rohingya village of Ah Thet Nan Yaar village tract, Rathedaung Township, and the Pan Kain IDP Camp.2667 Ethnic Rakhine, many of whom were recognizable to the Rohingya as coming from nearby Rakhine villages, were 2647 2648 2649 2650 2651 2652 2653 2654 2655 2656 2657 2658 2659 2660 2661 2662 2663 2664 2665 2666 2667 276 V-219. V-163. XI-007, BM-025. “ARSA Commander Addresses Rohingya diaspora & the world; Warns Myanmar military”, video available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJoWeV1DlFM (accessed August 2018). CI-145, CI-178, LI-118, QI-115, K-063.35. LI-129, QI-115. LI-118. CI-145, LI-118, LI-129. CI-145, LI-129, QI-115. CI-145, LI-118. CI-145, LI-129. CI-145, LI-118, QI-115; Burning confirmed through satellite imagery analysis provided for the Mission by UNITAR-UNOSAT. CI-145, LI-118, LM-006. CI-145, QI-115, LI-118, LI-129. CI-140, LI-033, K-063.35. CI-140, V-220. CI-140, LI-033, K-063.34, V-218, V-221. K-063.34, K-063.35. CI-140, LI-033, K-063.34, K-063.35, V-067. V-067. CI-140. CI-199, LI-037, LI-038, LI-118, QI-033, LM-012, K-063.34.