Blog Elements – Page 354

Half Sized Blog Element (Single Author Style)

Half Sized Blog Element (Multi Author Style)

Soldiers kill and burn villagers during rampages throughout Myaing

January 17, 2022/in News

Some 800 junta troops in several columns are taking part in the onslaught, with local resistance groups saying they are unable to fight back Hundreds of junta soldiers have rampaged through villages in central Myanmar’s Myaing Township in recent days, killing and burning civilians, destroying homes, and forcing thousands to flee, locals and resistance fighters […]

Boy shot dead during junta raid on Mingin Township village

January 15, 2022/in News

The victim was killed on his 10th birthday, according to his aunt Regime forces shot and killed a 10-year-old boy during a raid on a village in Sagaing Region’s Mingin Township on Wednesday, according to a relative of the victim. The incident occurred after roughly 30 junta troops entered the village of Za Na Hpyin […]

Soldiers kill and burn villagers during rampages throughout Myaing

January 17, 2022/in News

Boy shot dead during junta raid on Mingin Township village

January 15, 2022/in News

Full Sized Blog Element (Big Preview Pic)

Soldiers kill and burn villagers during rampages throughout Myaing

January 17, 2022/in News

Some 800 junta troops in several columns are taking part in the onslaught, with local resistance groups saying they are unable to fight back

Hundreds of junta soldiers have rampaged through villages in central Myanmar’s Myaing Township in recent days, killing and burning civilians, destroying homes, and forcing thousands to flee, locals and resistance fighters have said.

The entire populations of 15 villages in the northern part of the township have been displaced by the onslaught, which began last week on Monday, a People’s Defence Force (PDF) leader who goes by the name Cross told Myanmar Now.

And there have been more raids in other areas of Myaing, with a total of roughly 800 soldiers marching in separate columns through the Magway Region township in an effort to crush resistance to the dictatorship.

Locals found the remains of three people who had been burned after soldiers raided Latyetma village on Tuesday, Cross said.

“We can’t even tell if they’re male or female; only the bones are left,” he said. “We found them near the cemetery in the west of the village.”

The soldiers detained around 200 of the villagers but released them the following day. About five of the freed detainees had been beaten, Cross said, adding that the village was now deserted.

“The displaced villagers still don’t dare to come back,” he said.

Soldiers camped in the village until Friday and robbed and ransacked houses, he added.

“Some phone shops were also robbed,” he added. “They took packs of rice and a lot of houses were destroyed.”

A Myaing-based anti-junta guerilla group called Shwe Dar Bo said on Monday that the soldiers had stolen valuables, destroyed several houses and tortured residents who had taken shelter in monasteries.

There have been several clashes between local resistance fighters and junta forces in the south and west of Myaing in recent months. Last week was the first time junta troops have entered villages in the northwestern part of the township, the PDF leader said.

Soldiers stationed themselves in the village of Linkataw for two days from January 14 and destroyed two houses there, a local told Myanmar Now. One belonged to a member of the National League for Democracy and another to a teacher taking part in the Civil Disobedience Movement, the local added.

“Some people were taken as guides when the column left,” they added.

The column headed south towards the villages of Kyikan and Taw on Sunday morning. On the same day, a separate column raided Paungte village, which is close to Latyetma.

In the west of the township on Sunday morning, soldiers raided the villages of Tha Dut, Nyaungbin Lay, and Wei Taung, said Cross.

“Tha Dut village was torched–25 houses in the western part of the village were destroyed in the fire,” he said on Sunday evening. “We still don’t know what exactly happened to the villagers. They’re still torching houses in Nyaungbin Lay village. The two villages are next to each other. We can still see the smoke coming out of the villages.”

He added: “They are torching the northern part of Wei Taung village. I heard they are even trying to burn the petrol plants.”

Chaung Sone village, which has a population of nearly 700 and is located in the north of Myaing, was also torched and robbed by soldiers, he said. “The entire region is displaced. We can’t start attacking them as their reckless firing of artillery shells could hit the shelters of the displaced locals.”

Myaing_2.Jpeg

A house in Latyetma village that was ransacked (Supplied)

Khun Chaint, a Myaing PDF officer who leads fighters in the south of the township, said the raids were aimed at flushing out PDF positions.

“They’re looking for PDF camps for the most part,” he said. “They’re firing artillery shells and abducting civilians and using them as human shields. So we can’t do much.”

Myanmar Now has been unable to gather details about casualties from the recent raids. Myaing is one of numerous townships in central and northern Myanmar where internet access was cut off last year.

The township is home to some 300 villages, and its residents have continued to stage protests against the junta almost a year after the coup and despite the military’s murderous crackdowns on expressions of defiance.

Myanmar Now News

Boy shot dead during junta raid on Mingin Township village

January 15, 2022/in News

The victim was killed on his 10th birthday, according to his aunt

Regime forces shot and killed a 10-year-old boy during a raid on a village in Sagaing Region’s Mingin Township on Wednesday, according to a relative of the victim.

The incident occurred after roughly 30 junta troops entered the village of Za Na Hpyin at around 5:30am and ordered residents of the boy’s home to come out, his aunt told Myanmar Now.

“He had just opened the door and stepped out of the house when they shot him in the neck. He died on the spot,” she said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

“It was his 10th birthday. His mother has been crying so much, it’s like she’s gone mad,” she added.

Bala, the boy who was shot, was the second son of Za Na Hpyin residents Kyaw Swe and Cho Pyone. After the shooting, the parents, along with a seven-year-old girl, were moved with the rest of the village’s inhabitants to a holding area, according to the aunt.

“They had to leave the body behind when they were taken to the football field with everyone else. All they could do was cry,” she said, adding that the entire village was forced to remain in the field until the troops left the next day.

According to the aunt, no photos were taken because every phone in the village was confiscated during the raid.

“There were no phones left in the village, so we couldn’t take any photos of the boy,” she said.

Myanmar Now was unable to reach the parents of the victim or other witnesses to the shooting, some of whom have since fled the village. Officers at Mingin’s central police station refused to comment when contacted.

Other residents said the group that raided the village on Wednesday included members of the military-backed Pyu Saw Htee militia.

Za Na Hpyin, a village of around 140 households, was previously targeted by junta forces and the Pyu Saw Htee in October, according to residents. Several motorcycles and other property were destroyed during that raid, they said.

Troops stationed in Mingin Township have been accused of multiple attacks on local residents.

In August, drunken soldiers shot and killed a man at a Chindwin River ferry port in Mingin after taunting him for not wearing a mask, according to witnesses.

The Pyu Saw Htee, which has a strong presence in the area, has also been involved in a number of other incidents, including one in July that resulted in the arrest of more than 50 members of a local People’s Defence Force (PDF) group.

PDF members say the Pyu Saw Htee used children as part of a ruse to capture the anti-regime fighters, four of whom were reportedly shot after falling into the trap.

According to residents, the Pyu Saw Htee is especially strong in two villages in the area, Panset and Taung Phyu.

Myanmar Now News

Spring Revolution

Civil Society Position Paper on ASEAN’s Goal of a Myanmar-Owned and -Led SolutionDecember 18, 2024 - 12:11 pm
Recommendations to ASEAN and Its Member States (1) Move beyond the 5PC to achieve a Myanmar people-led and people-centered solution to the crisis in Myanmar. ASEAN’s “Myanmar-owned and -led” approach must be backed by genuine political will that aligns with and supports the collective aspirations of the people of Myanmar. (2) Cease all pressure on […]
The Airstrikes after the journey to the China of the Junta Military LeaderDecember 10, 2024 - 1:28 pm
Operation 1027 was a coordinated military attack against the junta on October 27th, 2023. It was carried out by the Northern Brotherhood, which includes the Arakan Army, Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army. Several months later, the Three Brotherhood Alliance held three meetings to negotiate with China on January 11 […]
Human Rights Situation weekly update (September 15 to 21, 2024)September 27, 2024 - 8:26 am
Human Rights Violations took place in States and Regions from Sep 15 to 21, 2024 Military Junta Troop launched airstrikes and dropped bombs in Sagaing Region, Mandalay Region, Shan State, Chin State, Rakhine State, and Kachin State from September 15th to 21st. The Military Junta committed arresting, occupying the properties, threatening by using power, and […]

Multimedia

GenocideSeptember 2, 2025 - 9:42 am
Crimes Against HumanityJune 16, 2025 - 7:55 am
International Humanitarian Law Cartoon AnimatonApril 29, 2025 - 8:37 am
အတိတ်မှ ဆိုးရွားသည့် အကြီးအကျယ် လူ့အခွင့်အရေးချိုးဖောက်မှုများ ထပ်မံမဖြစ်ပွားစေရေးအ တွက် အာမခံခြင်း (Guarantees of non-recurrence)February 10, 2025 - 9:58 am

ND Burma

ND-Burma formed in 2004 in order to provide a way for Burma human rights organizations to collaborate on the human rights documentation process. The 13 ND-Burma member organizations seek to collectively use the truth of what communities in Burma have endured to advocate for justice for victims. ND-Burma trains local organizations in human rights documentation; coordinates members’ input into a common database using Martus, a secure open-source software; and engages in joint-advocacy campaigns.

Half Sized Blog Element (Single Author Style)

Half Sized Blog Element (Multi Author Style)

Full Sized Blog Element (Big Preview Pic)

ND Burma

Recent Posts