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Rohingya survivorsBBC
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Thousands of Rohingyas were forced to flee villages in western Myanmar on 5 August .
They were attacked by the Arakan Army , one of the strongest insurgent groups in Myanmar .
They said they were first attacked in their villages, forcing them to flee, and then attacked again by the river bank as they sought to escape.
BBC has managed to construct a picture of what happened on the evening of 5 August through interviews with more than a dozen Rohingya survivors.
Rohingya survivors tell the BBC they wished to share details of the violence they faced so it would not go undocumented.
More than a million of them fled to Bangladesh in 2017 , where they continue to be restricted to densely-packed, squalid camps.
The decision by the Rohingya militant group ARSA to ally itself with the junta against the Rakhine insurgents has left Rohingya civilians vulnerable to retribution.
Phone and internet networks in Maungdaw have been down for weeks but after repeated attempts, the BBC contacted one man, who wished to remain anonymous for his own safety.
He said the Arakan Army has forced us out of our homes and are holding us in schools and mosques .
The army said it rescued 20,000 civilians from the town amid fighting against the military.
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