Myanmar Junta Forces Scour Forests in Search of Civilian Resistance
Myanmar Junta Forces Scour Forests in Search of Civilian Resistance
Villagers burn the dead body of villager who was killed during shootouts with junta forces near Kin Village in Kani Township on May 6.
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By The Irrawaddy 10 May 2021
About 23 villagers, including 14 civilian resistance force members, were arrested Monday after the junta’s troops scoured the forests in Sagaing Region’s Kani Township.
Among several townships in Sagaing, Magwe regions and Chin states resisting against the military regime, Kani has been one of the most prominent.
Civilians there have conducted a series of defense actions against the junta’s forces since April 2, taking up homemade percussion lock firearms to do battle. Percussion lock firearms use technology dating back to the early 19
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.