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TANINTHARYI DIVISION- According to locals the junta troops were re-entering Yange Village they had deserted four days ago after nearly three months of stationing there.
About 100 strong junta troops from Taungpyauk District, Thayetchaung Township reportedly heading towards the Yange village in five trucks and two Vigo-branded trucks, along Sonsinphyar Road.
After a short break at the Winwa Village Monastery, the junta troops divided into two columns and marched towards Yange Village along the Dawei-Myeik road, according to the locals.
“There is a column on the main road and another column marching through the fields. There has been no shooting yet,” said a resident.
At around 3:30 p.m. on August 24, it was reported that the junta column reached near Kamyaing village.
There are many villages along the road where the junta column is heading, but the locals are concerned that they would return to Yange village where they were previously stationed.
Most residents of Yange Village have not returned to their homes in fear that the junta troops would return even when they had left the village on August 20.
After the junta troops left, the People’s Defense Forces went to the Serpent Mountain in Yange Village, where junta soldiers were previously stationed, to clear the area.