Kenothi Village, Buthidaung Township, Arakan, Myanmar
The Terrorist Arakan Army (AA) sent a written order to a Rohingya family on April 14, demanding they surrender their two daughters to an AA camp. Fearing for their daughters’ lives, the family of five fled their home in Kenothi village, Buthidaung Township, Arakan immediately. They crossed the border into Bangladesh on April 15 after traveling entirely on foot.
Local sources confirmed that the father received a letter directly ordering him to send Ajeda, 18, and Nur Ana, 16, to a Terrorist AA camp. The letter gave the family no negotiating room and no protection. Consequently, the family abandoned their home, their possessions, and the village their generations had known.
A local resident described the family’s terror in plain words. “The family was very scared after getting the letter,” the resident told Rohingya Khobor. “They did not feel safe to stay in the village anymore.” Moreover, the incident has ignited widespread fear throughout the surrounding Rohingya communities of Buthidaung.
Another source said the psychological impact of this single incident extends far beyond one family. “Many people are worried. They fear similar orders could be given to other families,” the source said. The Terrorist AA’s written demand represents a calculated instrument of ethnic terror forcing displacement through the threat of abducting young Rohingya women.
This incident follows an established pattern of Terrorist AA crimes against the Rohingya people of Arakan. The group has systematically used forced recruitment, abduction, and coercive orders to terrorize Rohingya civilians across Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships. Consequently, entire families have repeatedly abandoned their ancestral villages rather than comply with AA demands.
The targeting of minor girls Nur Ana is only 16 years old raises grave concerns about what awaits those who do not flee. Human rights observers have documented the Terrorist AA’s pattern of exploiting Rohingya women and girls inside camps and controlled areas. Moreover, the use of an official written order signals institutional, organized, and deliberate coercion not isolated misconduct.
The family of five is now in Bangladesh seeking safety. They join hundreds of thousands of Rohingya already displaced by Terrorist AA violence and persecution across Arakan. Their flight represents not a personal misfortune but a symptom of systematic ethnic cleansing targeting the Rohingya people in their own homeland.
Residents confirmed that the situation in Buthidaung Township remains deeply tense. Fear now governs daily decisions for Rohingya families who remain in the area. Consequently, the international community faces mounting pressure to respond to Terrorist AA’s documented campaign of forced displacement, abduction, and targeted violence against Rohingya civilians.
The Terrorist Arakan Army controls significant territory across Arakan and has faced repeated accusations of ethnic persecution against the Rohingya. However, the group continues to operate with near-total impunity. The written order delivered to this father in Kenothi village is not an anomaly it is a system.
