Yangon, Locals said that since the morning of April 7, the security force has been doubled in the township after the Military Council troops who were in charge of security at the Mingaladon Air Force and International Airport in Mingaladon Township were shot with a stun missile at past 8:00 p.m. yesterday, April 6.
The five shock missiles are from the Mingalandong Air Force, He said that the explosion happened near the military council security forces near the oil storage tank and the airport.
In the morning today, the entrance and exit roads of the Mingaladon Airport and the township, A resident of Mingalandom Township, who did not want to be named due to security reasons, said that military council troops are blocking and checking in front of the Mingalandom market and the air force base.
"One side of the road in front of the air force base is closed. Security at the airport is more than before. The checkpoint that used to have only 10 people, today there are more than 30 military council and police. Previously, when taxis entered, they only had to give a license at the gate. This morning, they asked for the driver's registration. There are also cars that are not allowed to enter because they are not registered."
As a result of the shooting, some members of the military council were seriously injured, and an aviation oil storage tank near the air force. Some local residents said that the aviation headquarters was hit and damaged. However, RFA has not been able to confirm this statement.
Neither the military council nor the urban guerrilla groups have released anything about this shooting.
Residents of Mingaladon Township said that some neighborhoods in Mingaladon Township are being inspected door-to-door by members of the military council and ward administrators with a force of nearly 50.
More than 50,000 local residents of the city have fled to safety
Sagaing Division From March 30th to April 5th, the Military Council troops attacked the villages in the north of Kale City by ground and air offensive, causing more than 50,000 residents of 17 villages to flee to safety.
Locals said that more than 30,000 of them fled to the city.
Lapanchao in the north of Kale City, North Chuo Chin Su Phun To-o, Nyangon, you beautiful Aung village Kim Lai, scenic rich Pleasant Hill Smite ring The throne crane ring only the land It is said that all the residents of the villages such as Rajagahun and Segyi are fleeing.
"There are also aerial bombardments. He also shot with a large weapon."
A person helping the refugees, who did not want to be named for security reasons, said that the fleeing residents are in need of food and medicine right now.
"From the army, they attacked the villages in the north of Kale City. When they attacked, they all fled to the children's town. According to our estimate, roughly thirty thousand people fled the war within a day or two. What they need most is that it's summer and there are a lot of mosquitoes. The weather is hot and humid, so mosquito nets are essential. Pharmaceutical products and rice oil, I need salt rations.”
From March 28th, the column moved towards the village of Chhaiyew and Pyintao Oo village. On March 30th, the military council army and the local defense group Child-Kabor-Ganggo (CDF KKG) started fighting in Kheygyi village, the residents said.
Fighting raged until April 4, and the local defense groups said that the KHARA (228) and the Regional Command Headquarters (DAK) based in Kale City were firing heavy weapons.
On the evening of April 3rd, a jet plane was launched by the Military Council near Pyin Tao U village. Locals said that three attack helicopters bombed the area.
An official of the Kale City Public Defense Organization told RFA that two Christian churches and some houses were damaged by heavy weapons and airstrikes.
"In the course of the battle, they first shot the villages in the north of Kale City with heavy weapons more than 40 times. Ground offensive. We can't confirm the details of the damage to the village. A Christian church was destroyed. Many homes were damaged. Yesterday, they were shot with fire bombs. The villages of Nyangon Village and Kiyongon Village are burning."
The Children's People's Protection Group said two people were arrested, while one person was killed and three others were injured by the joint regional defense forces.
A spokesman for the Children's Protection Group said the military council had killed 10 and wounded 20, but the RFA could not independently confirm the number.
In addition, U Aye Hlaing, who is authorized to speak in Sagaing Region of the Military Council, was contacted by RFA by telephone, but he did not receive an answer.
Most of the local residents who are fleeing are staying at their close relatives' houses in Kale City. A war-affected refugee from the northern part of Kale City, who did not want to be named for security reasons, said that they were taking refuge in churches and Bible schools as well as in the forests.
"There is also bombing from above by airplanes. He also shot with a large weapon. What I hear. In the children's town, they stick to the knowledge. Some live in churches and Bible schools."
Locals said that two local civilians were killed due to the military council's shooting and killing in the northern battle of Kal, and three local civilians were injured due to heavy weaponry and airstrikes.
A refugee from the war in Nyangon village said that the military council troops are currently stationed at the Nyangon village monastery in the northern part of Kale city.
"We left the village and ran away. The time when you don't shoot, When we didn't hear the sound of gunshots, we left our ears and when the people went, we ran on our motorbikes and took our precious things. As soon as I heard the sound of gunshots, I ran away from the village. The sound of heavy weapons can be heard from the city. I didn't dare to go back to the village myself, but the people who ran in the forest said that there was a fire in the village."
From April 1st to April 4th, helicopters landed at the airstrip in Kale City. Locals also said that manpower is being replenished.
In the early morning of April 4th, there was a fight between the Military Council soldiers stationed at Children's University and the Sayyin Region Defense CDM team.
On April 6th, the Kale Region Defense Forces announced that people should be careful when traveling along the northern road of Kale City, as there could be a fight at any time.
According to the regional general administration, Kale Township has a population of over 130,000 urban residents and over 220,000 rural residents, but after the coup d'état, residents said that there were about 70,000 people who fled from Kale Township.
Nationwide, 29 women died in March. 58 were arrested
The Burmese Women's Union announced on April 6 that 29 women were killed and 58 were arrested throughout Myanmar last March.
17 women were killed and 24 were arrested in Sagaing Division alone, where the armed resistance was fierce.
17 women died in Sagaing. four in Chin State; One in Shan State one in Karen State; Three in every Magwe Two in Mon State and one in Mandalay. The women who were arrested were 24 in Sagaing. two in Shan State; Two in every Mandalay. eight in Yangon, 10 people in every Taninthari Three in Kachin State. Two in each of Baguio. It is stated that there are three in each of Magway and four in each of Irrawaddy.
2021, when the military took power From February 1 to March 31, 2023, 785 women were convicted, 458 were killed, and 3,307 were detained.
The Burmese Women's Union said in a statement that this information was collected from independent news media organizations, and the situation on the ground may be more than this.
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