Myanmar junta troops and Pyu Saw Htee militias loot Pale Township villages as 1,200 households flee following resistance surrenders

Mizzima

Approximately 100 Myanmar junta troops and allied Pyu Saw Htee militiamen from Zee Phyu Kone village launched a series of raids on Chin Pyit Kyin and Nwe Inn villages on 24 and 25 February, systematically looting homes and forcing the displacement of over 1,200 households.

Witnesses reported that a convoy of 30 carts and several vehicles, protected by the military, entered the villages to seize motorcycles, food supplies, and livestock.

This military escalation in Pale Township follows the significant 18 February surrender of Burma National Revolutionary Army (BNRA) leader Bo Nagar. Local sources report that former resistance members are now acting as guides for the military columns. 

A source close to the township’s People’s Administration said the military advance has displaced around 1,200 households across seven villages, including Naw Roe, Thet Kyal Kyin, Chin Ma Kyin, Nwe Inn, Pyaw Bwe Kyin and Tha Pyay Hla.

“The military is urging residents to refrain from any resistance, while at the same time warning that heavy weapons will be used against them if they fail to return,” he said.

As thousands of displaced persons from seven different villages seek refuge in nearby forests, the military has begun using scouting drones and threatening the use of heavy weaponry against any civilians who refuse to return to their homes.