In Mingal gyi, Paungza, Laldiya, and Suwaddyia, around 450 Rohingya are reportedly trying to flee to Bangladesh due to AA/ULA’s harsh restrictions, according to local sources reported to wsnews24.com. Most of them originate from Buthidaung Township and are facing difficulties at the border because of AA/ULA’s tight control.
While AA/ULA allows Rohingya to cross toward Bangladesh, Bangladeshi authorities are not permitting entry in some areas, leaving many stranded mid-route. Human traffickers are taking advantage of this situation, collaborating with AA/ULA to transport individuals over five years old for 130,000 kyats each, while children are reportedly being sent for free. Approximately half of the profits from these operations are claimed directly by AA/ULA.
Local sources say that AA/ULA’s exploitation of Rohingya — using their desperate circumstances for financial gain — resembles a systematic approach of ethnic displacement. The group is turning those unable to cross the border into tools for profit rather than providing protection or humanitarian aid.
Additionally, AA/ULA has ordered 10 Rohingya families, totaling 73 people, living in Kyakhauktown village, to relocate to Pwinphu Chaung village without justification. A local Rohingya explained to wsnews24.com.: “Leaving our farms and moving to a new place is not easy. These orders destroy our livelihoods and block our opportunities to survive.”
Residents report that AA/ULA is using its current military strength to perpetuate the displacement of local Rohingya populations, creating hardship for those at the border, while simultaneously profiting from human traffickers’ extortion, pushing displaced people into lives without homes or secure futures.
