Myanmar junta troops operating in the southern part of Yesagyo Township, Magway Region, set fire to Thamantapo village, resulting in 34 houses being burned to ashes, according to local residents.
On the morning of 15 February, a military column of approximately 100 personnel arriving from Yesagyo town entered and set fire to the village.
“The column advanced early in the morning. They entered the village after firing heavy artillery. Shortly after arriving, they started the fires. 34 houses were destroyed,” a local man from Yesagyo said.
During the incident, 25 houses from Thamantapo (Middle) village which has about 600 households and nine houses from Thamantapo (South) village were destroyed by the fire started by junta troops.
The military column of about 100 soldiers from Yesagyo-based Battalion 258 has now reached the vicinity of Gyi Kan village, forcing residents from surrounding villages to flee.
Previously, on 12 and 13 February, the junta used jet fighters and motorized paragliders to bomb Mon Nyin and Chin Yar Kone villages, resulting in the deaths of three civilians.
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