An armed group fighting Burma’s military regime announced it would restrict traffic on the road from Kalay in Sagaing Region to Rih in northern Chin State.
Last Friday, the Mountain Eagle Defence Force (MEDF) said in a statement that civilian vehicles, including buses and trucks, would only be allowed to travel between 7:30 am and 5:30 pm for security reasons.
According to the MEDF, the military fired on Hai Mual villagers travelling on the road at night.
“No one was wounded by the shelling. God saved these people, so no one has been injured so far. However, it’s too dangerous for anyone travelling the road and that is why we have issued this ‘statement’,” an MEDF officer told Khonumthung News.
He explained that the army had fired 60 mm and 120 mm mortars and small arms.
The statement asks that anyone who needs to travel due to a health issue or other emergency should first check with the armed group.
Since last year’s coup, there have been repeated battles along the road between the military and the MEDF supported by other Chin resistance groups opposing the dictatorship.