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SAGAING DIVISION – Locals reported that the nefarious junta forces stormed Yar Taw Village in Khin U Township and burned and destroyed the village.
On June 18, at around 5:30 a.m., the arsonist junta column with around 200 forces leaving Kyar Pan Nyo Village of Ye U Township, carried out offensive attacks in Khin U Township and raided Yar Taw Village under cover of light and heavy weapons fire, and also burned and destroyed the village. Moreover, they also abducted some civilians as hostages.
That terrorist junta army also invaded Kyun Taw Gyi Village near Yar Taw Village at around 7:00 a.m., on June 18, and fired with light and heavy weapons.
“I heard that there were people who have been abducted as hostages, but the exact number is not yet known. The junta dogs (military soldiers) were still in Yar Taw and Kyun Taw Gyi villages. Approximately four or five houses in Yar Taw Villages were lost in junta’s arson attacks,” said a resident.
Due to the junta’s offensive attacks, more than 4,000 locals of Yar Taw, Tha Yet Pin Su, Kar Seik, Ma Gyi Oke, Myin Daung, Kyun Taw Gyi, U Yin and Myin Kya Villages had been forced to run away from their homes to save their lives since before dawn, according to locals.