| Chut Pyin massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chut Pyin, Rakhine State, Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 20°34′12″N 92°38′33″E / 20.5701°N 92.6426°E |
| Date | 26 August 2017 (UTC+6:30) |
| Target | Rohingya Muslims |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Weapons | Machine guns, machetes |
| Deaths | 130[1]–358[2] |
| Perpetrators | 33rd Light Infantry Division of the Myanmar Army |
| Motive | Anti-Rohingya sentiment, Islamophobia |
The Chut Pyin massacre was a massacre of Rohingyas by the Myanmar Army and armed Rakhine locals that purportedly took place in the village of Chut Pyin, in Rakhine State, Myanmar on 25 August 2017, the same day Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) insurgents attacked security forces along the Bangladesh–Myanmar border. The event was first brought to attention after a report was published by Human Rights Watch, which detailed accounts of rape and killings from survivors.[3][4]
- ^ Cochrane, Liam (1 September 2017). "Women, children feared among scores dead in Myanmar village 'massacre'". ABC News. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Emont, Jon; Mandhana, Niharika (11 May 2018). "'We'll Turn Your Village Into Soil': Survivors Recount One of Myanmar's Biggest Massacres". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Burma: Widespread Rape of Rohingya Women, Girls". Human Rights Watch. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Liautaud, Alexa (15 November 2017). "Burmese military "committed widespread rape" of fleeing Rohingya women". VICE News. Retrieved 19 July 2018.