were affiliates of the Arakan Army whom they were hunting down after being notified about their presence in the area, while nine insurgents were injured. Two Rakhine villagers from Pyi Taw Thar of Minbya Township were killed on 23 April 2020. A victim's brother claimed they were shot dead by the military without provocation, however, a Tatmadaw spokesman accused them of being Arakan Army insurgents who refused to stop for checking. Six civilians were shot dead and eight injured in Kyauk Tan village of Rathedaung Township on 2 May at a school where 275 men had been detained over alleged links with Arakan Army. The military claimed that they had tried to attack them, however, this account was disputed by local politicians and witnesses who claimed that the firing was unprovoked. Firing between Myauk Taung and Marlar Taung villages of Kyauktaw Township on 19 May in revenge for a mine attack on a military convoy, left a civilian dead according to the villagers. Two others were injured in Marlar Taung village due to shelling. Residents of Minbya Township's Pan Myaung village also accused the army of killing three civilians and injuring four in shelling on 25 August despite there being no insurgents present there. The official website of Tatmadaw on 31 August announced investigation into the conduct of soldiers at Gu Dar Pyin saying they disregarded instructions. It stated in November that court-martial proceedings had begun against soldiers who were involved in "accidents". In February 2020 it announced opening of investigations into the alleged massacres in Muang Nu and Chut Pyin villages. Three officers were announced on 30 June to have been convicted for their actions at Gu Dar Pyin, though their crimes were not revealed to the public. In September 2020, video testimony of two former soldiers, who stated that they had deserted, taken by the Arakan Army was published online. The two claimed that they were involved in killing of more than 150 Rohingyas along with their battalions in Buthidaung and Muangdaw Townships in August 2017. The two later fled to Bangladesh in August 2020 and were transferred to The Hague. Shelling by the army on 2 December killed three civilians and injured six according to residents and an MP of Mrauk U. Four Rohingya children were killed in Htaikhtoo Pauk village of Buthidaung Township, with five others being injured along with their teacher on 7 January 2020.