A camp worker said displaced civilians in Mindat are running out of places to run to; junta forces have also blocked food and other supplies from reaching the IDPs.
Food, Medicine Urgently Needed for Myanmar Refugees Fleeing Regime Forces
Residents of Mindat are hiding in the forest after junta troops seized the town. / CJ
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By The Irrawaddy 19 May 2021
Newly-built camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have fled the mountain town of Mindat, Chin State, urgently need food and medicine. The number of IDPs is rising daily.
Beginning last Wednesday, a series of shootouts between junta troops and civilian fighters of Mindat’s Defense Force took place at Mindat over a period of several days.
On Saturday, the regime’s troops seized the town after bombarding it with artillery. Following the shootouts, junta soldiers continued to fire randomly throughout the town for days. Meanwhile, they destroyed houses and looted the belongings of Mindat residents.
Chin Civilian Resistance Continues to Fight Myanmar’s Junta
Mindat in Chin State
By The Irrawaddy 16 May 2021
Shooting between junta troops and civilian resistance fighters in Chin State’s mountainous Mindat continue in the west of the town on Sunday, despite the regime occupying the town on Saturday.
At about 8am on Sunday, shooting started on the Mindat-Matupi highway to the west of the town.
Civilian resistance fighters attacked about nine vehicles transporting approximately 150 junta troops reinforcing Mindat, according to a member of Mindat’s Defense Forces.
There were casualties on both sides, he added. The Irrawaddy was not able to independently confirm the casualty numbers.
Mindat, new symbol of resistance against Myanmar military, fights on
Sat, May 15 2021 12:21 IST |
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Mindat, new symbol of resistance against Myanmar military, fights on. Image Source: IANS News
Kolkata, May 15 : Heavy fighting continued in Mindat town in Myanmar s Chin state on Saturday, as civilian fighters fought the Myanmar military or Tatmadaw, braving heavy artillery barrages.
Two more resistance fighters died on Friday, bringing the death toll to three, said a spokesman of the resistance who called himself John . John told IANS the Mindat Defense Force were not taking cognisance of a declaration of martial law by the Myanmar military junta.
Myanmar Junta’s Troops Use Civilians as Human Shields in Assault on Mindat
Myanmar junta troops are seen in Mindat town, Chin State in early May.
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By The Irrawaddy 15 May 2021
Myanmar junta forces reportedly used local civilians in Mindat as human shields during a raid on the mountainous town in Chin State, northwestern Myanmar, on Saturday.
The raid came after several days of firefights between civilian resistance forces and the junta’s troops.
Civilian fighters resisted again Saturday, with shootouts lasting from about 6:30 a.m. to about 8:30 a.m. At that point, the civilian fighters retreated, said a member of the civilian force.