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MANDALAY DIVISION – According to the local residents, 2 children and 1 woman were killed because of shells of the heavy weapons hit in the Thaphankai village of Madaya township, which is only about 28 miles away from Mandalay.
At around 8:00 p.m., 3 rounds of shells fell in Thaphankai village, killing 2 children aged 9 and 14, and a 45-year-old woman died on the spot, said an official of the Madaya based Dragon brothers.
“Without combat on ground, the military fired without reason,” said an official from the Dragon brothers, a local defense group.
On the morning of December 12th, the military council forces stationed in Kyauktada village next to the Mandalay-Madaya highway were attacked by the Mandalay PDF and Ta’ang Army (TNLA) joint forces. It’s probably the reason the terrorist army shot in revenge for the attack.
“The was done because they were angry with the invasion of their army camp in Kyauktada village” said an official of the Dragon Brothers group.
Kyauktada village and Thaphankai village are about 6 miles apart and are villages in the eastern part of Madaya township.
Currently, there is a military tension between the military council and the local defense forces in the eastern part of Madaya.