New Delhi, 04 June 2022

As per news report of NDTV, The Sagaing region has seen fierce fighting and bloody reprisals since the coup last year, with local "People's Defence Force" (PDF) members clashing regularly with junta troops. Analysts say the informal militia has surprised junta forces with its effectiveness, and the military has on numerous occasions called in air strikes to support its troops on the ground. Troops set on fire hundreds of buildings in the villages of Kinn, Upper Kinn and Ke Taung over three days last week, locals and media reports said. On May 26, villagers in Kinn fled as soldiers approached and began shooting into the air, said one resident who requested anonymity. "The next morning we saw smoke rising from our village before they left.

Source -NDTV

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