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Friday, March 6, 2020

Shelling destroys houses in Rakhine


MYANMAR TIMES

Saturday, March 07, 2020
Khin Myat Myat Wai   



Artillery fire in Rathedaung township in northern Rakhine sparked fires that destroyed 24 houses, but there were no casualties, residents said.
People in Kyauk Tan village have fled their homes, fearing more attacks, said U Thaung Shay, a villager whose house burned down.

“My house burned yesterday when an artillery shell hit it,” he said. “Now we are seeking help from other villagers to clear our destroyed homes.”

He accused the Tatmadaw (military) of firing the heavy artillery in retaliation for a landmine explosion that injured troops in nearby Tharzi village on Sunday.

Daw Khin Saw Wai, Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) MP for Rathedaung, alleged that on Monday, two Tatmadaw vessels fired several artillery shells at Kyauk Tan, damaging 10 houses.

“The hluttaw is busy discussing the constitutional amendment bill,” she said, “so even if I submit a resolution about the incident, I don’t think they would table it for discussion.”

Rathedaung town has seen intense fighting between the Tatmadaw and Arakan Army (AA) recently. Kyauk Tan, one of the epicentres of the clashes, has about 3,000 people in about 540 houses.

But Khaing Thu Kha, AA spokesperson, denied there was fighting in Kyauk Tan and Tharzi villages on Sunday, although there was a clash in the area the day before.

“The clash happened in Tharzi on Saturday. The Tatmadaw found an excuse to fire at Kyauk Tan,” he said.

Efforts to reach the Tatmadaw for comment were unsuccessful.

The Rakhine Ethnic Congress, a local civil society group, said that fighting between the Tatmadaw and AA since November 2018 had killed over 100 civilians and injured over 100 more.

It said the fighting had displaced more than 130,000 villagers in Rakhine.

Comprising mostly ethnic Rakhine Buddhists, the AA is fighting for autonomy from the Myanmar government. – Translated


Link :https://www.mmtimes.com/news/shelling-destroys-houses-rakhine.html

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