A number of people, including a five-year-old child and seven other children, are dead after State Administration Council (SAC) fighter jets bombarded the village of Wei Lu, situated between Matupi and Paletwa townships in southern Chin State. “A shell landed right in the middle of the village, instantly killing many residents. Our troops are investigating the attack on the village, but as far as we know, 13 people have been killed,” said Lay Pyay, battalion commander for Daai Chinland Defence Force (CDF). He didn’t know how many people were injured when the two fighter jets attacked Wei Lu at 7…
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The Chin resistance captured several camps from State Administration Council (SAC) along the border with India in northern Chin State. Salai Htet Ni, spokesperson of Chin National Front/Chin National Army (CNF/CNA), told Radio Free Asia that his groups and Chinland Defence Forces from Hualngoram and Thangtlang, as well as local defense groups, seized SAC’s hilltop camp in Ward 1 of Rihkhawdar on Monday morning and the second one in Ward 2 by the evening. The groups started attacking the camps in the town in Falam Township the day before. Some Chin fighters were killed in battle, Salai Htet Ni said,…
Resistance forces successfully seized three State Administration Council (SAC) camps for soldiers and police in Kalay and Tamu townships in Sagaing Region. SAC personnel were captured alive, and a substantial quantity of weapons was recovered from the regime. In coordinated early morning attacks on November 3, resistance groups targeted a total of six camps in the townships, achieving successful captures in Khampat, Witok in Tamu township, and one in Myauksi in Kalay Township. An officer from the Vakok battalion of Chin National Defense Force (CNDF) reported they were unable to capture SAC’s hilltop camp in Khampat. During the assault on…
Last week, State Administration Council (SAC) conducted two airstrikes on the village of Mkui Imnu in Mindat Township, southern Chin State, causing injuries to three people and damaging 13 civilian homes, 4 religious buildings, and 2 schools. The injured individuals received light injuries and were treated at a local clinic. Ko Yaw Mang, spokesperson for the People’s Administration for Mindat Township, stated that there is no active resistance force in the area situated north of Matupi, Kanpetlet, and Paletwa townships. Two days before the first attack, Mindat Chinland Defence Force (CDF) reported that a regime jet fighter dropped at least…
State Administration Council (SAC) soldiers have imposed fresh travel restrictions in Mutupi, located in southern Chin State, following an attack by the Chinland Defense Force (CDF) on a regime column outside the town along the Hakha–Matupi road at the close of October. An anonymous CDF officer mentioned that although the fight was brief, SAC “are afraid of them” and enforcing a travel ban in and around Mutupi. This action aims to prevent messengers from delivering information to the resistance fighters and avoid any news leaking from the town. The officer noted that such restrictions are commonly imposed for a full…
A man from Mindat, abducted by State Administration Council (SAC) last month, has been killed in the regime’s interrogation centre in southern Chin State. SAC arrested three people without reason on October 24, according to Mindat Chinland Defense Force (CDF). A woman was released while the other person remains in custody. The deceased man was a teacher in a public school under National Unity Government (NUG), according to an anonymous tip. NUG was formed by lawmakers, ethnic armed groups and civil societies resisting the military regime. “Recently, Burma army has been abducting civilians in Mindat without probable cause. Sometimes they…
The State Administration Council (SAC) has spread rumours that it has seized control of Thangtlang from the Chin National Army (CNA) in northern Chin State. However, Salai Htet Ni, the spokesperson for the CNA and its political wing, the Chin National Front (CNF), said it wasn’t true, pointing out how there hasn’t been any fighting in the town for weeks. “Although both our troops and Burma army soldiers are facing off in Thangtlang, there have been no clashes for 2-3 weeks,” he said. The armies have each taken up to four positions in the town. According to SAC’s propaganda, its…
The Kanpetlet People’s Administration has warned that it will take action against anyone cutting trees or picking rare wild flowers in Khaw Num Cung National Park (also called Mount Victoria) and in other reserves in Kanpetlet Township, southern Chin State. “Many people search for flowers when they bloom, and they cut trees in the national park. We need to protect it and we have released a statement (October 21) regarding its conservation,” said U Nai Cua, the administration’s secretary, in an interview with Khonumthung News. Smuggling of forest products from national parks has increased since the military coup introduced more…
Civilians displaced by the conflict in Sami, require warm clothing to endure the frigid temperatures in southern Chin State. A volunteer assisting them stated, “Now that the rainy season is over and winter is approaching, the weather is getting cold here. The children are in need of warm clothing and blankets.” Since the coup, these individuals in Paletwa Township have received limited aid, primarily from the World Food Programme and other organizations. The Garuna Social Volunteer Team is currently providing nutritional supplements for the children until the end of October. A resident pointed out that most of those affected are…
The occurrence of skin problems leading to itchiness among children has increased Mindat Township. A member of the volunteer-run Save Team reported that over 200 children have experienced pruritus in southern Chin State in the past month alone. “Approximately sixty percent of the patients are affected by skin diseases, with seventy percent of them being children,” he informed Khonumthung News. Save Team was established by healthcare volunteers to aid the displaced population in Mindat Township following the military coup in Burma. The group provided medical assistance to 720 people in 13 villages in September, with more than 200 patients suffering…