After the Chinland Defence Force ambushed the troops in Thantlang, they say the military responded by firing heavy artillery into the town.
Two Myanmar army soldiers were killed when the Chinland Defence Force (CDF) chapter in Thantlang, Chin State, ambushed the troops on Thursday, reportedly injuring four others.
A spokesperson for the CDF-Thantlang said that the group launched a surprise attack while the junta soldiers were conducting inspections in the town at around 1pm.
“They would come to every house and inspect people’s phones and their household registration. We attacked them because they have been harassing the people,” he said.
The CDF-Thantlang immediately withdrew from the area after the attack, to which the military responded by indiscriminately firing heavy artillery and guns into the town, according to the CDF spokesperson.
Some of the shells hit houses in Thantlang, and at least one home was reportedly destroyed.
After the fighting, junta’s soldiers cordoned off the town and launched thorough searches. On Friday morning, they continued the inspections of both houses and cars travelling through the area.
The CDF-Thantlang has warned that if the junta continues their violence against residents of the township, they will attack them.
Following the February 1 military coup and the junta’s subsequent brutal crackdown on anti-coup protesters, young people from across Chin State formed the Chinland Defence Force (CDF) and took up arms against the junta.
On September 7, the shadow National Unity Government (NUG) announced the start of a “resistance war” against the junta. In Chin State, fighting has since broken out in both Hakha and Thantlang.
Chin State’s guerrilla forces have been at the forefront of armed resistance against the coup regime. In recent months, fighting intensified in Hakha, Thantlang and Mindat in Chin State, killing hundreds of junta soldiers, according to local CDF groups.
source myanmar-now