Myanmar Junta Troops Shoot Dead Mentally Ill Man in Sagaing Region
Myanmar Junta Troops Shoot Dead Mentally Ill Man in Sagaing Region
Family members hold a quick funeral for mentally disabled man Ko Kyaw Myint, who was shot dead by junta troops on Tuesday night in Kani Township’s Thamin Chan Village. / CJ
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By The Irrawaddy 12 May 2021
A mentally disabled man was shot dead by junta forces in Thamin Chan Village in Sagaing Region’s Kani Township on Tuesday night.
Around 20 soldiers shot at Ko Kyaw Myint, 36, who died after sustaining gunshot wounds to the forehead and thigh after 9 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the villagers.
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.
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