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Weekly Update on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar: Post-Coup (20-26 September 2021)

September 27, 2021/in HR Situation

Over 30 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Fierce Weekend Fighting

September 27, 2021/in News

By THE IRRAWADDY 27 September 2021 Over 30 junta soldiers and at least 14 civilian resistance fighters were reportedly killed over the weekend during a series of intense firefights in several townships in Sagaing Region and Chin and Kayah States. Fierce fighting broke out on Sunday near Kone Thar Village in Kayah State’s Demoso Township, when a […]

Weekly Update on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar: Post-Coup (20-26 September 2021)

September 27, 2021/in HR Situation

Over 30 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Fierce Weekend Fighting

September 27, 2021/in News

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Weekly Update on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar: Post-Coup (20-26 September 2021)

September 27, 2021/in HR Situation

Increasing attacks on civilians have devastated communities across Myanmar. The International Day of Peace which was marked on 21 September included sentiments calling for an end to war from various human rights groups. The Karen Women’s Organization wrote on their Facebook page: “Peace is when everyone including women, men and children can live happily. It means having access to opportunities to improve themselves and their communities without facing threats to their safety and security.” The Karen Human Rights Group noted the violence being used against civilians in Karen State which include “airstrikes and ground attacks that are indiscriminate in nature.” Every day since the coup, violence has continued to force destruction upon innocent civilians. Buildings of worship have been burned to the ground. Buddhist monks supporting the pro-democracy movement have been killed in their temples. Families have been torn apart and forced to flee at a moment’s notice.

Relief workers are putting their lives on the line as they risk their safety delivering aid to vulnerable populations in need. The junta opened fire on a vehicle carrying food and medicine for IDPs in Demawso, Kayah State. Raids are also ongoing, as informers leak information on the status of civilian’s whereabouts. In Yangon, warrantless raids remain frequent, where at least 35 people were arrested and one killed by junta security forces over the course of a week. The regime is responding to the growing guerilla attacks across urban and rural areas, and attempting to violently crack down on dissent.

The disregard for human life is growing stronger each day, and yet the international community remains too slow to act. The junta has proven that they are ill equipped to protect the people of Myanmar and safeguard their rights and freedoms.In an address to the Human Rights Council, Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said “accountability remains crucial to any solution going forward.” Last week, the Myanmar kyat fell to a record low, marking yet another sign of how life under the junta is disrupting the social and economic fabric of the country. In addition, freedom of expression continues to dwindle under the junta’s unjust seizure of power where according to Freedom on the Net 2021 – Myanmar fell by 14 points on internet freedom. This is the steepest decline in one year. And when help from the United Nations was offered for greater humanitarian access in the country, specifically to expand the response to COVID-19, the junta appointed health minister rejected assistance. Civilians refuse to allow the coup succeed, including by boycotting bills to the junta. According to the National Unity Government, over 97 per cent of customers in Yangon and Mandalay have not made their payments. Nationwide, 80% of citizens are doing the same. Their refusal to be governed by a notoriously brutal regime once again highlights the spirit and resistance of Myanmar people.

CHIN STATE

Chin State remains embroiled in a deadly conflict, forcefully waged upon them by the illegal junta. In the State capital city, Hakha, civilians say there has been ‘shooting and bombings’ every day since the beginning of the month. The junta has been scorching villages and indiscriminately firing. Over one thousand Thantlang residents have fled to the Myanmar-India border to seek shelter as they fear violent confrontation from the junta.

A Christian pastor was among those shot and killed during intensified clashes of Chin defense forces against the Myanmar Army in Thantlang. He was killed while trying to put out fires that the junta had intentionally sent ablaze. The junta also cut off his finger to steal his wedding ring, and looted his belongings. The Internet has also been shut off by the junta in major areas of Chin State.

KACHIN STATE

Civilians are fearful of the growing presence of the Myanmar junta in their areas as over 200 soldiers and more than 40 military vehicles arrived in Mongkoe, Kachin State. Villagers in the State are among the over 3 million in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.

Junta commander in Chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was met with protests by dozens of youth when he traveled to Myitkyina, Kachin State who were against a visit by a dictator with no regard for Kachin civilians or their environment. Parts of Kachin State are among the five states and 22 townships of the country where the Internet is not accessible.

KAYAH STATE

For those sheltering in Demawso, Kayah State, junta artillery shells reportedly ‘fell like rain’ which forced resistance groups to withdraw in their offensives against the junta. Fighting lasted four hours and led to injuries and a death from the Kayah defence forces.The situation for internally displaced persons in Kayah State is worsening as the number of IDPs and positive COVID-19 cases grows. Those delivering aid are risking their lives to do so as the junta seeks to target aid workers responding to the crisis. It was reported this week that 40 IDPs in Kayah State were infected with COVID-19 from Myanmar junta soldiers.

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Over 30 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Fierce Weekend Fighting

September 27, 2021/in News

By THE IRRAWADDY 27 September 2021

Over 30 junta soldiers and at least 14 civilian resistance fighters were reportedly killed over the weekend during a series of intense firefights in several townships in Sagaing Region and Chin and Kayah States.

Fierce fighting broke out on Sunday near Kone Thar Village in Kayah State’s Demoso Township, when a combined force from the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) and the Karenni Army, the armed wing of the Karenni National Progressive Party, ambushed junta troops.

The regime soldiers were forced to retreat from the village, despite being reinforced and using heavy weapons, according to a statement from the KNDF. The KNDF said that there were many military casualties, while some civilian resistance fighters suffered minor injuries.

A 70-year-old villager wearing a t-shirt bearing the United Nations emblem was also shot dead in Kone Thar Village on Sunday by junta troops.

On Saturday, an intense firefight between junta troops and Karenni resistance forces also broke out at Kone Thar Village. At least 10 junta soldiers and a member of the KNDF were killed during the 11-hour shootout.

Junta troops have been clashing with resistance groups near Kone Thar Village since Thursday, after they arrived in the area to raid villages.

During the weekend clashes, junta troops raided many homes and burned down 30 houses in Kone Thar, the KNDF said.

Another 11 junta soldiers were killed over the weekend after being ambushed by People’s Defense Forces (PDF) in Kale Township, Sagaing Region.

On Sunday afternoon, a combined force of the Kale-PDF and the Chin National Defense Force ambushed around 100 regime troops raiding villages in the south of Kale Township.

In the shootout, junta forces retreated after facing strong resistance from the civilian resistance fighters. Three junta soldiers were killed and five members of the PDF were wounded.

On Saturday noon, Kale-PDF also ambushed a junta convoy with mines while it was travelling to Kale. At least eight Myanmar military soldiers were killed in the attack and the fleeing junta forces left their damaged vehicles behind, Kale-PDF said.

13 PDF members and at least five regime troops were also killed during another firefight in Sagaing Region’s Mingin Township on Saturday, a member of the Mingin-PDF told The Irrawaddy. A combined force of junta soldiers and a local Pyu Saw Htee group – a militia armed and trained by the regime – clashed near Gonnyin Village in Mingin Township.

Over 40 soldiers were killed in two firefights on September 11 and 24 with a combined force of civilian resistance fighters from Pinlebu, Kawlin and Wuntho townships in Sagaing Region.

Junta forces reacted on Sunday by blocking all internet access and mobile phone connections in Pinlebu Township, before hundreds of troops and two helicopters attacked the local PDF, a spokesperson for the Pinlebu-PDF told The Irrawaddy. Despite the junta’s airstrikes, there were no civilian resistance fighter casualties on Sunday. But the local PDF urged civilians in the township to construct air raid shelters.

The regime has intensified its raids and arrests, as well as burning down villages and bombarding towns, since the parallel National Unity Government declared a nationwide defensive war against the junta on September 7. Regime forces have been especially active in Sagaing and Magwe regions and Chin and Kayah states.

At the same time, PDF’s have stepped up their operations targeting junta forces across the country.

As of Saturday, 1,125 people have been killed by regime forces during their raids, crackdowns, arrests, interrogations and arbitrary killings, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.

Another 8,456 people including elected government leaders have been detained or are the subject of arrest warrants.

Irrawaddy News

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