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Myanmar: Junta troops kill and rob civilians as they face heavy losses against the KNU
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NAYPYITAW, 07 September 2021, (TON): The rebel group has said in a statement “Junta troops killed, beat and robbed civilians as the coup regime suffered heavy losses during fighting against the armed wing of the Karen National Union (KNU) last month.”
There were 166 deaths and 101 injuries on the junta’s side during 217 clashes in KNU territory, the group said last week.
A KNU central officer said that there were very few casualties on his side. “We employed guerilla techniques, If the enemy is trespassing our territory, there is definitely going to be some resistance.”
Most of the fighting last month took place in territory controlled by the KNU’s Brigade 5.
The KNU said “Junta troops also used civilians as porters. Tun Lin Aung, the deputy commander of the 704th Light Infantry Battalion (LIB), forced locals from Kaw Thay Der village, Taungu district, to transport military equipment to the village of Klee Soe Kee.”
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