🔊 Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Mechanism, at #UNGA80 “The violence in Rakhine State has intensified. The Arakan Army has taken most territory in the state and the military has responded with brutal air strikes and shelling. Civilians of all ethnicities are suffering. Rohingya have been recruited by both the military and Arakan Army and Rohingya armed groups are now active in the conflict. The Mechanism is gathering evidence of several alleged atrocities including drone attacks targeting civil