Greater than 4,000 residents from seven villages in Myanmar’s war-torn Sagaing area have fled their houses since Oct. 8, as junta troops entered Mingin township, in accordance with assist employees.
When the navy column entered Ba Yon Kar village final Saturday troops burned down 34 of the village’s 160 houses forcing villagers to hunt shelter close by.
Since then, residents from about seven villages, together with Khon Thar, Au, Chaung Wa and Shar Taw, on the banks of the Chindwin river, have additionally been compelled to flee, an assist employee instructed RFA.
“After the burning of Ba Yon Kar village, the junta troops didn’t proceed to torch the opposite villages however locals nonetheless needed to flee and keep within the forest.” the help employee stated.
“Since their villages are by the river, they needed to depart them as a result of junta boats had been developing the river towards their villages.”
The help employee stated troops nonetheless continued to enter Khon Thar village and Au village on Tuesday.
The identical day, the Mingin Folks’s Protection Pressure (PDF) Battalion (2) attacked 12 junta vessels, it stated in an announcement launched on Wednesday.
In response round 100 junta troopers and affiliated Pyu Noticed Htee militia members attacked a neighborhood PDF camp with two warships, forcing the PDF to desert the camp, Battalion (2) stated in its assertion.
RFA has not been capable of independently verify claims that junta forces burned houses in Ba Yon Kar.
In June, when RFA contacted State Administration Council (SAC) spokesman, Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun, concerning the burning of homes, he stated the SAC doesn’t perform such acts.