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Image of Kan Kya (South) village in Myo Thu Gyi Village Tract, Maungdaw
Township showing newly constructed security features and those under construction
as of 10 April 2019
136. Road construction is visible in the northern part of the major north-south road axis
running from Myin Hlut Ywar Thit, Myin Hlut village tract, Maungdaw Township, to Ah
Ngu Maw (Kone Tan), Ah Ngu Maw Kone Tan village tract, Rathedaung Township. A new
road has been constructed between Ku Toet Seik village, Nan Yar Kone village tract,
Buthidaung Township, located opposite the river east of Buthidaung Town, and Pyin Shey
(Rakhine) village, Kyauk Taung (a) Pyin Shey village tract, Buthidaung Township. 247
137. UNOSAT also reported a steady increase in securitization after November 2018,
including through building fences or trenches in and around existing posts. In a few places
additional structures were built inside or around the posts. Other new apparent security
features include single small lines of security fences constructed around small areas, some
enclosing a few new buildings. Most of them were constructed close to populated places,
like NaTaLas248 or Buddhist villages, distinguished by proximity to pagodas.249 In addition,
excavation activities are visible in three places, including one between Gandamar (NaTaLa)
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Satellite imagery analysis prepared for the Mission by UNITAR-UNOSAT, May 2019.
Ministry for Development of Border Areas and National Races “model villages”.
Ibid.
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