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Myanmar: Fighting escalates in southern Chin as buildup of junta troops continues
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NAYPYITAW, 06 November 2021, (TON): Fighting between resistance groups and the junta has escalated in southern Chin State in recent days, with the Chinland Defence Force (CDF) reporting that it killed 37 soldiers in various ambushes.
The Matupi branch of the CDF said “this week that on October 30 its fighters killed 20 soldiers and injured another 10 using landmines on the road running between Matupi and the town of Paletwa.”
The CDF said that the group’s Mindat branch killed another ten soldiers on the road leading west from Mindat towards Matupi.
It added “a 73-year-old CDF fighter was killed in the clash and two of his comrades were injured.”
Spokesperson Yaw Man said “another two soldiers died when the CDF attacked the same convoy in the evening.”
The military has sent large numbers of troops into Chin State via two separate routes in a bid to pacify the area, prompting more guerrilla-style ambushes by resistance fighters that have led to heavy casualties on the junta’s side.
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