Myanmar - Burma

[Schneemann]

Beginnender Bürgerkrieg? Wenn es so sein sollte, dass die People's Defence Force, die hier wohl aktuell Unruhe stiftet, sich mit der Kachin Independence Army und der Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army arrangiert - mittlerweile gibt es wohl über ein zehn verschiedene Gruppen -, dann wären das (geschätzt) über 15.000 bewaffnete Aufständische...

Myanmar: Whole town flees amid fierce fighting

Nearly all the 8,000 residents of a town in Myanmar have fled following fighting between the army and militia forces opposed to the military coup.

A number of houses in Thantlang, Chin state, were set ablaze by artillery during fighting over the weekend. It is thought that thousands of residents have fled to India across the nearby border. Myanmar's military seized power in a coup in February sparking huge protests and the formation of opposing militia.

About 20 homes were set ablaze in Thantlang, according to Reuters news agency. A Christian pastor was reported to have been shot dead by soldiers when he tried to put out a burning building. [...] One resident told Myanmar Now: "Nearly 100 percent of the residents have fled. Only those government employees who do not participate in the civil disobedience movement and the army troops remain in the town."

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58650762

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