Byian Phyu massacre | |
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Part of the Myanmar civil war | |
Location | Byian Phyu, Rakhine State |
Coordinates | 20°10′12″N 92°53′48″E / 20.170065°N 92.896660°E |
Date | 29–31 May 2024 |
Deaths | 76 |
Injured | Unknown |
Perpetrators | Tatmadaw Rohingya militias[1] Arakan Liberation Army (denied by ALA)[2] |
Motive | Suspicions of Arakha Army sympathies in the village |
The Byian Phyu Massacre (Burmese: ဗျိုင်းဖြူရွာ သတ်ဖြတ်ခံရခြင်း, alternatively spelt Byai Phyu or Byaing Phyu) occurred over two days in late May 2024 during the Myanmar civil war where 76 people were tortured and killed in Byian Phyu, Sittwe Township.