From what we know about this group they were armed mostly with sticks and knives. They don't appear at all to be a well-armed terrorist organization by any stretch. We documented several cells in villages all throughout northern Rakhine State. Their recruitment increased dramatically after the first clearance operations in October and November. People who survived that joined up.
We have noted that this organization was threatening and intimidating local Rohingya to join their effort. They were threatening men and boys with beheadings if they didn't join. We also know that this organization has killed Rohingya men who they thought were informants to the Government of Myanmar. This has happened. We documented several cases. People have also disappeared, and we do presume those individuals were killed as well.
In terms of the means of communication, they're using social media. There were some articles suggesting that this group was only communicating with foot runners. That's not the case. They're using two-way radios. They're using mobile phones.
I should say that certainly among any group of people who have endured human rights violations the way in which the Rohingya have, we are surprised that this type of militancy actually didn't appear sooner. I think the jury's still out on whether or not—