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Japanese Occupation, Muslim Resistance and V Force:
Part II — The 1942 Massacres and the Transformation of ArakanPart II-F: Japanese Occupation, Muslim Resistance and V ForceThe massacres and displacement of 1942 occurred while Ara…
June 2012: Akyab/Sittwe Burns
In June 2012, violence engulfed Akyab/Sittwe, the capital of Arakan State, killing civilians, destroying homes and displacing both Muslim and Rakhine communities. The destruction of Narzi, the city's largest Muslim neighbourhood, became one of the defining episodes of the violence. Thousands of Rohingya and other Muslims were driven from established urban neighbourhoods, while satellite imagery later documented extensive destruction across the city. The violence and subsequent restrictions profoundly changed Akyab's population geography, laying the physical foundations for the long-term segregation of Rohingya and other Muslims from much of the capital.