The fighting in Kokrat is intense and there are civilian casualties The fighting in Kokrat is intense and there are civilian casualties

The fighting in Kokrat is intense and there are civilian casualties

The fighting in Kokrat is intense and there are civilian casualties  Karen State Residents told RFA that on the morning of March 26, there was heavy fighting between the military council forces and the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) in Kok Krait Township, and there were also civilian casualties.  Locals said that a 15-year-old boy was killed and a 50-year-old woman was injured in the early hours of the morning.  A resident said that the military council forces are carrying out airstrikes.  "It started at 5:30. One mile up the swimming pool area, the south side of Cockrate. It went on and on. At 8:50 the plane came in. At 8:37 we shot around the city and the south side and the north side."  A 15-year-old boy was in his home behind the district construction office in Kok Krait city when a shell exploded and killed him. A woman was also hit by a bullet while she was in her house in Klong Taung Ward.  In the city of Kyung-do, where the battle took place yesterday, the battle continues until this morning.  Myavati City Thing Nin Naung Police Station, including the commercial zone; Asia Highway Heavy fighting began on March 25 between the military council troops and the KNLA joint forces under the KNU in Kokkraet Road and Kyungdo.  The military council's March 26 statement stated that an employee of the department and a local resident were killed in the attack on the Myawati trade zone, and some security forces were also injured.  According to the lists of the KNU Central News and Information Department, after the coup d'état between the military council army and the KNU-affiliated army, in Karen State, Mon State There were more than eight thousand battles in Baguio and Tanintharyi.      175 houses were burned in Sengone village, Butalin Township. Seven elderly people died  Sagaing Division On March 25, Tengone Village, Butalin Township, Around 8:00 a.m., a military council column of more than 50 men suddenly raided.  As a result of that raid, local civilians had to flee for their lives and 175 houses were destroyed by fire. Residents said that six elderly women and one man who were left in the house because they could not escape when the military council troops raided the house died in the fire.  "I came here because of the burning in the village. In this day and age, that kind of thing gets pretty bad."  The dead are 80-year-old Daw Tin Yi, 81-year-old Daw Penu, 58-year-old Daw Than Myint 70-year-old Daw Kyi Aung, 84-year-old Daw Goug 84-year-old Daw Khin Myint and 70-year-old U Kyi Myint.  In the past, military council troops raided Tengkone village but did not burn it down, so this time, some elderly people who could not run away stayed in their homes, said a Tenggone village resident.  "If they were left by family members, they would not be able to walk easily and quickly because of their health. I can't go anymore. If I tell you, there are only very active adults in their house. This is the usual column, They said they were free because they stayed in their own house, and then the young Banya from the village ran away and couldn't save them.    He said that there are around 300 houses in Sengone village and 175 houses were destroyed by fire.  Another Sengone village resident told RFA that everything has become difficult since his house was destroyed by fire.  "I came here because of the burning in the village. This sort of thing has gotten pretty bad in this area. There are a lot of difficulties because people in my own village and region are also under arrest. We have a lot of food. It's not just me, it's the animals. There are a lot of people. The problem with houses to live in is that they were robbed yesterday, so they are doing everything."  He said that not only the house and seven residents lost their lives in the burning of Sengone village, but many pets were also killed in the fire.  Residents said that the victims of the house burning are currently taking shelter in nearby villages.  Residents said that the convoy that entered and set fire to the village of Tengone left the village at around 11:00 a.m. on March 25.    In the middle of March 24th, the local civil defense forces detonated a mine prison near the military council's column near Tengone village. Butalin Township's Truth and Reconciliation Group said that there may have been a sudden raid on Tengokone village on March 25, as there were casualties on the side of the Military Council in that explosion.  A member of the Butlin local defense force told RFA that they are intercepting and attacking the military council troops who are raiding and burning villages.  "We fight where we can fight. We don't fight in places where we can't fight. As for our local defense, we do the same. But we usually have a lot of fences. If we enter the fenced pit, we eat head and tail. Villages that cannot be protected Places and the public as well. But if our commander told us that we could not cover, we avoided it. I promised you."   The military council has yet to issue any news regarding the burning down of Sengone village. Sagaing Regional Spokesperson of the Military Council, Minister of Social Affairs U Aye Hlaing, was also contacted by RFA several times on March 26, but he did not answer the phone.  At present, around 200 military council soldiers have been divided into two columns and are clearing the area towards the eastern and southern villages of Butalin Township, residents said.  According to data from Data for Myanmar, which monitors fire incidents after the military coup, 60,459 homes were burned down across the country as of the end of February 2023. Of these, 47,778 homes are from Sagaing.  Similarly, according to the Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners (AAPP) on March 24, 3,160 civilians have been killed since the military coup.


Karen State Residents told RFA that on the morning of March 26, there was heavy fighting between the military council forces and the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) in Kok Krait Township, and there were also civilian casualties.

Locals said that a 15-year-old boy was killed and a 50-year-old woman was injured in the early hours of the morning.

A resident said that the military council forces are carrying out airstrikes.

"It started at 5:30. One mile up the swimming pool area, the south side of Cockrate. It went on and on. At 8:50 the plane came in. At 8:37 we shot around the city and the south side and the north side."

A 15-year-old boy was in his home behind the district construction office in Kok Krait city when a shell exploded and killed him. A woman was also hit by a bullet while she was in her house in Klong Taung Ward.

In the city of Kyung-do, where the battle took place yesterday, the battle continues until this morning.

Myavati City Thing Nin Naung Police Station, including the commercial zone; Asia Highway Heavy fighting began on March 25 between the military council troops and the KNLA joint forces under the KNU in Kokkraet Road and Kyungdo.

The military council's March 26 statement stated that an employee of the department and a local resident were killed in the attack on the Myawati trade zone, and some security forces were also injured.

According to the lists of the KNU Central News and Information Department, after the coup d'état between the military council army and the KNU-affiliated army, in Karen State, Mon State There were more than eight thousand battles in Baguio and Tanintharyi.

175 houses were burned in Sengone village, Butalin Township. Seven elderly people died

Sagaing Division On March 25, Tengone Village, Butalin Township, Around 8:00 a.m., a military council column of more than 50 men suddenly raided.

As a result of that raid, local civilians had to flee for their lives and 175 houses were destroyed by fire. Residents said that six elderly women and one man who were left in the house because they could not escape when the military council troops raided the house died in the fire.

"I came here because of the burning in the village. In this day and age, that kind of thing gets pretty bad."

The dead are 80-year-old Daw Tin Yi, 81-year-old Daw Penu, 58-year-old Daw Than Myint 70-year-old Daw Kyi Aung, 84-year-old Daw Goug 84-year-old Daw Khin Myint and 70-year-old U Kyi Myint.

In the past, military council troops raided Tengkone village but did not burn it down, so this time, some elderly people who could not run away stayed in their homes, said a Tenggone village resident.

"If they were left by family members, they would not be able to walk easily and quickly because of their health. I can't go anymore. If I tell you, there are only very active adults in their house. This is the usual column, They said they were free because they stayed in their own house, and then the young Banya from the village ran away and couldn't save them.

He said that there are around 300 houses in Sengone village and 175 houses were destroyed by fire.

Another Sengone village resident told RFA that everything has become difficult since his house was destroyed by fire.

"I came here because of the burning in the village. This sort of thing has gotten pretty bad in this area. There are a lot of difficulties because people in my own village and region are also under arrest. We have a lot of food. It's not just me, it's the animals. There are a lot of people. The problem with houses to live in is that they were robbed yesterday, so they are doing everything."

He said that not only the house and seven residents lost their lives in the burning of Sengone village, but many pets were also killed in the fire.

Residents said that the victims of the house burning are currently taking shelter in nearby villages.

Residents said that the convoy that entered and set fire to the village of Tengone left the village at around 11:00 a.m. on March 25.  

In the middle of March 24th, the local civil defense forces detonated a mine prison near the military council's column near Tengone village. Butalin Township's Truth and Reconciliation Group said that there may have been a sudden raid on Tengokone village on March 25, as there were casualties on the side of the Military Council in that explosion.

A member of the Butlin local defense force told RFA that they are intercepting and attacking the military council troops who are raiding and burning villages.

"We fight where we can fight. We don't fight in places where we can't fight. As for our local defense, we do the same. But we usually have a lot of fences. If we enter the fenced pit, we eat head and tail. Villages that cannot be protected Places and the public as well. But if our commander told us that we could not cover, we avoided it. I promised you."

The military council has yet to issue any news regarding the burning down of Sengone village. Sagaing Regional Spokesperson of the Military Council, Minister of Social Affairs U Aye Hlaing, was also contacted by RFA several times on March 26, but he did not answer the phone.

At present, around 200 military council soldiers have been divided into two columns and are clearing the area towards the eastern and southern villages of Butalin Township, residents said.

According to data from Data for Myanmar, which monitors fire incidents after the military coup, 60,459 homes were burned down across the country as of the end of February 2023. Of these, 47,778 homes are from Sagaing.

Similarly, according to the Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners (AAPP) on March 24, 3,160 civilians have been killed since the military coup.

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