A duo of ex-Myanmar soldiers have exposed first-hand the atrocities perpetrated by the army against the Rohingya people.

In documents obtained by The New York Times, the confessions of the two soldiers outline crimes such as blanket killings, rape and mass burials.

They revealed that they were told to "shoot everything they see" as they indiscriminately killed Rohingya and destroyed their villages.

The Rohingya people have faced systematic discrimination, statelessness and persecution for decades. According to OCHA, an estimated 745,000 Rohingya have fled into Bangladesh since 2017.

Although Bangladesh has been the first port of call, many Rohingya have now set out for other countries, including Indonesia.

Footage filmed on September 7 shows nearly 300 ethnic Rohingya in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia after they were rescued at sea by local fishermen.

Regional governments had repeatedly denied entry to the group before they were eventually rescued by after six months at sea.

A total of 104 men, 178 women and 14 children were rescued on Monday.

The group were evacuated to safety by military, police, and Indonesian Red Cross Volunteers.

The UNHCR is now collecting data on the migrants and coordinating with local government on how to relocate the group in accordance with local COVID-19 guidelines.

A total of 296 Rohingya ethnic people were stranded again in Aceh towards the early morning at around 00.30 WIB, at the Ujong Blang Beach area in Lhokseumawe, on September 7, 2020, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The Rohingya migrants who were stranded were rescued by residents in a beachside hut and then evacuated by the military, police, and Indonesian Red Cross Volunteers.

Oktina Hafanti, Protection Associate staff of UNHCR, said that the Rohingya migrants who were stranded consisted of 104 men, 178 women and 14 children. Her party received information that hundreds of Rohingya people landed in the Ujong Blang beach area. Then his party will collect data as well as handle and coordinate with the local government to evacuate Rohingya migrants who are stranded to the Work Training Center (BLK) in accordance with the COVID-19 protocol.

According to reports, information obtained from Rohingya migrants who landed in the Ujong Blang coastal area in Lhokseumawe claimed to have been at sea for 7 months with weak conditions, but his party would re-verify information related to Rohingya migrants after being evacuated to the Work Training Center (BLK).