NAYPYITAW, 12 September 2021, (TON): Two Myanmar army soldiers were killed when the Chinland Defence Force (CDF) chapter in Thantlang, Chin State, ambushed the troops, 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. 

He said “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.”

According to the CDF spokesperson “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.”

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. 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.