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Thousands in Hiding Need Help as Myanmar Regime’s Forces Rampage Through Villages
Fleeing villagers in Kani take temporary shelter in nearby areas in May. (CJ)
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By The Irrawaddy 8 May 2021
Thousands of residents from at least two-dozen villages in Sagaing Region’s Kani Township are in need of emergency assistance.
They are still hiding in the forest as the regime’s soldiers continue their rampage in the area after a series of deadly shootouts with civilian resistance forces.
At least 16 soldiers were killed during a series of firefights with anti-regime civilian fighters on Thursday and Friday. Following the shootouts, the soldiers raided villages in search of the resistance fighters, causing people to flee their homes.
Civilian Resistance Forces Kill at Least 16 of Myanmar Junta’s Troops
Civilian Resistance Forces Kill at Least 16 of Myanmar Junta’s Troops
Residents of Kin Village gathered at the bank of Chindwin River to protest the military rule.
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By The Irrawaddy 7 May 2021
At least 16 military troops were reportedly killed and several were wounded during a series of shootouts with civilian resistance forces of Kani Township, Sagaing Region on Thursday and Friday, according to local residents.
On Friday, about five shootouts between junta troops and civilian resistance forces of Kani Township occurred when the troops, vowing retribution, conducted searches for civilian forces who had attacked the troops on May 6.