Two children from Hlay Kawng village were injured when the Burma army’s Infantry Battalion 274 (IB-274) fired artillery shells at Hlay Kawng village, according to local sources. Ko Laurence, who lives in Mindat Township, said that IB-274 fired at least eight 120 mm mortar shells into Hlay Kawng village around 7 a.m. on 27 February. IB-274 is based in Mindat town of southern Chin state. “The Mindat Chinland Defense Force (Mindat CDF) attacked a military camp. The Burma army responded by firing at least eight shells towards Hlay Kawng village. The Mindat CDF attacked IB-274 soldiers with at least five…
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A 52-year-old man was shot dead by Burma army soldiers near the train station junction on Bogyoke road in Kalay town of Sagaing Region on the afternoon of 27 February. The murdered man was named Pu Lalengliana. He was aged 52 and lived in Kawlkulh village. He was shot dead by Burma army soldiers when was traveling from his village to Kalay town for a Church-related appointment. Pu Lalengliana’s son said that his father was killed after a bullet hit left side of his father’s chest. “Soldiers shot my father before he arrived at the train station junction. My father…
Over the past three years 20 infants and 12 mothers have died in IDP camps in Mindat Township, southern Chin state, according to local humanitarian workers. Key factors for these deaths are a lack of sufficient maternal health services, limited access to nutrient-rich food, and bad road infrastructure. Ko Laurence, head of the IDP management committee for Mindat Township, said that the transportation of medicine into Mindat Township has been blocked since the Burma army announced martial law in the township after the military coup. This blockade has caused shortages of medical supplies for local people and IDPs. Another factor…
A combined force of multiple People’s Defense Forces (PDFs) killed 15 Burma army soldiers during three days of clashes in Sagaing Region, according to a source from the National Unity Government’s (NUG) Military Region No-1. The clashes took place in the area of Sakant, Kan Gyi and Kan Tha villages in Kalay District. Four resistance fighters were killed during the clashes. Between 21 and 23 February, troops from the Kalay PDF, Special Force, Urban Guerilla Unit, VAKOK PDF, CNDF TZ Vapual, RKDF, CDF KKG (Kalay, Kabaw, Gangaw), HNB, GRF, S2UG, EFDF, TCDF and CDF-CDM Siyin attacked multiple Burma army military…
Armed clashes have been intensifying between Chin revolutionary groups in the Maraland area of Paletwa Township in southern Chin State. According to local sources, at least four soldiers were killed during a clash on 24 February. Around 8 a.m. on 24 February, fighting broke out between the Maraland Defense Force (MDF) and a combined force of Chin National Army (CNA) and Mara CDF near Paik Tay village in Pahtein Tlang village-tract of Paletwa Township. The MDF is the armed wing of the Maraland Territorial Council (MTC). An MTC spokesperson reported that the MDF killed at least four soldiers from a…
Over a thousand villagers are hiding in the jungle after the State Administration Council (SAC) dispatched a military column to patrol around their villages in Matupi Township, southern Chin State. “In this area, local residents are not expecting conflict,” said an officer with the People’s Administration for Matupi Township. He said when SAC soldiers arrived, they fled with their clothes on their back. About 1,200 people from Chan Pyan (A), Chan Pyan (B), Har Tue, Ram Teing and Muan Ton desperately need food and medicine. The villagers, many of whom are children and elderly, are staying in two areas. They…
A regime airstrike in Paletwa town, southern Chin State, has reportedly killed several prisoners of war held by the Arakan Army (AA), injuring others. Additionally, two civilians, including an eight-year-old, were killed, and at least four civilians suffered injuries. Three Brotherhood Alliance, of which AA is part of, reported that a jet fighter attacked the town twice on the afternoon of February 11, using bombs and machine gun fire. Furthermore, a State Administration Council (SAC) jet fighter bombed Hum village in the Daai region three times at the end of last month, killing at least seven civilians. The area, controlled…
The Chinland government and parliament have announced their 100-day plan after resistance forces and former lawmakers assembled the new administration for Chin State. Eleven of the government’s 14 ministers, including its chief prime minister and advocate general, sat down together for their first official meeting in early February.’ Dr Sui Khar, the government’s foreign minister, remarked that although they aren’t at full capacity, with some ministerial positions yet to be filled, the 100 days plan was a priority. After this, the next stage is to implement its executive mechanism and rule of law in Chin State, he explained, and then…
Residents of Chan Pyan have nothing to return to after Infantry Battalion 304 troops, under the State Administration Council, briefly occupied their village and deliberately torched almost all of their homes in retaliation after a Chin armed group ambushed them in Matupi Township. “The enemy has retreated to Matupi town, but the civilians are still hiding in the jungle,” a Matupi Chinland Defense Force (CDF) soldier explained. Out of 63 homes occupied by the 100 residents, he said that only 9 are still standing in the village, located about 7 miles from the town. Some of the displaced villagers are…
On Thursday, Matupi Chinland Defense Force (CDF) deployed landmines during an assault on a 200-strong column serving under the State Administration Council (SAC) along the Matupi – Mindat road in southern Chin State. According to Salai Naing John Keim from the Chin armed group, while they cannot confirm the exact number of casualties, he stated that at least six junta soldiers from Infantry Battalion 304 were seriously injured in the attack. One soldier lost both legs, another lost one, a soldier suffered eye injuries, and three more were seriously wounded by the explosions. In retaliation, IB 304 attacked civilians’ homes,…