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[ 0 => '', 1 => '{{Infobox civilian attack', 2 => '| title = Byian Phyu Massacre', 3 => '| location = [[Sittwe Township|Byian Phyu, Sittwe Township, Rakhine State]]', 4 => '| date = 29 May 2024', 5 => '| partof = the [[2021 Myanmar coup d'état]] and subsequent [[2021–2023 Myanmar protests]]', 6 => '| map = {{Location map', 7 => '|Myanmar', 8 => '|lat_deg=20.167', 9 => '|lon_deg=92.785', 10 => '|label= Site of massacre', 11 => '|display=inline', 12 => '}}', 13 => '| fatalities = 76+ civilians', 14 => '| perpetrators = {{hlist|[[Myanmar Army]]|[[Arakan Liberation Army]]}}', 15 => '| charges = None', 16 => '}}{{Campaignbox Myanmar Civil War (2021-2023)}}', 17 => '', 18 => 'The '''Byian Phyu Massacre''' was a [[mass killing]] of civilians from Wednesday, 29 May 2024 to 31 May 2024, in the village of Byian Phyu , [[Sittwe Township]], [[Myanmar]]. During the massacre, [[Myanmar Army]] troops killed at least 76 civilians.<ref name= :0> [https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/arakan-army-myanmar-junta-killed-76-in-village-massacre.html Arakan Army: Myanmar Junta Killed 76 in Village Massacre]. Brian Wei. [[The Irrawaddy]]. June 4, 2024.</ref>', 19 => ' ', 20 => '==Background==', 21 => 'During the [[Rakhine Offensive (2023-present)|Rakhine State Offensive]], the [[Arakha Army]] captured numerous townships near the state capital of Sittwe between March and May 2024 (including [[Ponnagyun Township]], [[Ramree Township]], and [[Buthidaung Township]]).<ref> [https://www.csis.org/blogs/latest-southeast-asia/spotlight-looming-battle-sittwe-march-12-2024 Spotlight - The Looming Battle for Sittwe: March 12, 2024]. Michael Martin. Center for Strategic and International Studies</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2024 |title=AA Claims Seizure of Buthidaung Near Bangladesh Border |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/aa-claims-seizure-of-buthidaung-near-bangladesh-border.html |website=The Irrawaddy|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529073920/https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/aa-claims-seizure-of-buthidaung-near-bangladesh-border.html|archive-date=May 29, 2024}}</ref>', 22 => '', 23 => 'An artillery shell landed in Sittwe on 9 March 2024, killing a Rohingya family. The [[State Administration Council|SAC]] junta blamed the AA for the shelling.<ref> [https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/rakhine-shelling-03112024061801.html Indiscriminate shelling kills family in western Myanmar]. [[Radio Free Asia]]. March 11, 2024</ref>', 24 => '', 25 => '==Incident==', 26 => '', 27 => 'The Myanmar Army raided Byian Phyu village and detained residents for supposed links to AA.<ref name= :0/> The perpetrators checked the tattoos of male villagers, beating them up if they found a symbol even tangentially related to AA.<ref> [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckmm6jep6l7o Myanmar soldiers cut off tattoos and gave detainees urine to drink, witnesses tell BBC]. Jonathan Head. June 5, 2024. [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]].</ref> Then, soldiers reportedly raped at least three women, with two being killed.<ref name= :0/> Many civilians were massacred near a lake, and their bodies were burned. After burning 80 homes and a monastery, the soldiers and militants took women, children, and elderly villagers to a field and monasteries in Sittwe. They were blocked from returning home.', 28 => '', 29 => '==Reactions==', 30 => '', 31 => 'The [[Arakha Army]] vowed to punish those involved in the killings, and claimed that the [[Arakan Liberation Army]] assisted the perpetrators.<ref> [https://myanmar-now.org/mm/news/53032/ စစ်ကောင်စီနှင့်ALPတို့၏ ဗျိုင်းဖြူရွာလူသတ်ပွဲ]. [[Myanmar Now]]. June 6, 2024. Raung Ne</ref><ref>[https://burmese.voanews.com/a/7643492.html ဗျိုင်းဖြူကျေးရွာမှာ အစုလိုက်အပြုံသတ်ဖြတ်မှု မကျူးလွန်ခဲ့ဘူးလို့ စစ်ကောင်စီ ငြင်းဆိုချက် မှန်၊ မမှန်]. [[Voice of America]]. June 5, 2024</ref> <ref name= :0/> The [[National Unity Government of Myanmar]] condemned the killings and promised cooperation with other organizations to seek justice.', 32 => '', 33 => 'Meanwhile, SAC spokesperson, [[Zaw Min Tun(general)|Zaw Min Tun]] swiftly denied that a massacre occurred. According to the junta, Myanmar Army soldiers attempted to question suspected AA members "for security purposes," when three men were shot after taking an officer's gun.<ref name= :0/>', 34 => '', 35 => '==References==', 36 => '{{reflist}}', 37 => '', 38 => '[[Category:2024 in Myanmar]]', 39 => '[[Category:2024 murders in Myanmar]]', 40 => '[[Category:Massacres in 2024]]', 41 => '[[Category:War crimes during the Myanmar civil war (2021–present)]]', 42 => '[[Category:Massacres in Myanmar]]', 43 => '[[Category:21st-century mass murder in Myanmar]]', 44 => '[[Category:May 2024 events in Asia]]', 45 => '[[Category:May 2024 crimes in Asia]]', 46 => '[[Category:Rakhine State]]' ]