Junta Forcing Muslims to Tear Down Arakanese Houses in Sittwe, Sell Ruins as Firewood to Fuel Ethnic Animosity

Residents claim that the junta is compelling local Muslims to tear down houses in 17 Arakanese villages within Sittwe Township and sell the rubble as firewood in Sittwe, aiming to provoke ethnic animosity and strife.

An elder from Sittwe Township remarked, "The junta forces are employing different tactics to incite ethnic hatred and generate conflicts. At present, Muslims are being compelled to tear down houses in 17 Arakanese villages and sell the debris as firewood in Sittwe. They are selling the wood they cannot transport as charcoal. What they are doing is genuinely unacceptable."