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A Buddhist monk is leading a junta-aligned Pyu Saw Htee militia unit in the Sagaing Hills, working hand in hand with junta troops to forcibly conscript young men, according to residents. [1]

Junta troops torched a century-old Catholic church in the predominantly Christian village of Chan Thar in Ye-U township, Sagaing Region on Sunday, according to residents. Junta soldiers entered the village and began torching houses on Saturday. [2]

Mizzima Junta soldiers killed eight displaced people as they retreated from their camp in Kalaywa Township, Sagaing Region on 14 July, according to the Kalay District People’s Defence Force (PDF). [3]

Burma Army Shells Sezin Area Thousands of civilians have fled indiscriminate artillery attacks by the Burma Army (BA) following attacks by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the People’s Defence Force in Hpakant Township. More than [4]

Mizzima The Mandalay Strike Force has reported the arrest of at least 122 individuals across seven townships in Mandalay Region under the pretext of the Military Service Law between 1 and 15 January 2025. [5]

The National Unity Government (NUG) -In No. (2) Operation Area of the People’s Defence Force, Bago Regional Command continued to attack the junta armed forces in Phyuu, Tandabin, Minhla and Paungty townships as a subsequence of the Sittaung Basin Aun... [6]

Amid condemnation by the international community, the Myanmar military regime has intensified its violent suppression of anti-regime protests since the Feb. 1 coup, frequently committing crimes against humanity. In the three months from Feb. [7]

Myanmar’s junta has conducted arson attacks and airstrikes on more than 20 villages in Sagaing and Magwe regions within nine days since the United Nations special envoy Noeleen Heyzer demanded an end to attacks on civilian targets. [8]

Sources
[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-10-06 · 75% match

Buddhist Monk Accused of Kidnapping Men for Myanmar Military Service

A Buddhist monk is leading a junta-aligned Pyu Saw Htee militia unit in the Sagaing Hills, working hand in hand with junta troops to forcibly conscript young men, according to residents.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2023-01-16 · 75% match

Myanmar Junta Soldiers Torch Century-Old Church in Sagaing

Junta troops torched a century-old Catholic church in the predominantly Christian village of Chan Thar in Ye-U township, Sagaing Region on Sunday, according to residents. Junta soldiers entered the village and began torching houses on Saturday.

[3] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-07-19 · 75% match

Eight displaced people killed by junta soldiers in Kalaywa Township, Sagaing Region

Mizzima Junta soldiers killed eight displaced people as they retreated from their camp in Kalaywa Township, Sagaing Region on 14 July, according to the Kalay District People’s Defence Force (PDF).

[4] MM kachinnews.com · 2022-08-16 · 75% match

Burma Army Shells Sezin Area

Burma Army Shells Sezin Area Thousands of civilians have fled indiscriminate artillery attacks by the Burma Army (BA) following attacks by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the People’s Defence Force in Hpakant Township. More than

[5] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-01-19 · 75% match

122 arrested in Mandalay under military service law, actual figures likely higher

Mizzima The Mandalay Strike Force has reported the arrest of at least 122 individuals across seven townships in Mandalay Region under the pretext of the Military Service Law between 1 and 15 January 2025.

[6] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2026-01-13 · 40% match

Spring Revolution Daily News for 13 January 2026

The National Unity Government (NUG) -In No. (2) Operation Area of the People’s Defence Force, Bago Regional Command continued to attack the junta armed forces in Phyuu, Tandabin, Minhla and Paungty townships as a subsequence of the Sittaung Basin Aun

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-05-02 · 73% match

Crimes Against Humanity Committed by Myanmar Junta in Last Three Months

Amid condemnation by the international community, the Myanmar military regime has intensified its violent suppression of anti-regime protests since the Feb. 1 coup, frequently committing crimes against humanity. In the three months from Feb.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2022-08-26 · 71% match

Myanmar Junta Arson Attacks Continue Despite UN Appeal

Myanmar’s junta has conducted arson attacks and airstrikes on more than 20 villages in Sagaing and Magwe regions within nine days since the United Nations special envoy Noeleen Heyzer demanded an end to attacks on civilian targets.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-03-24 · 71% match

Myanmar Security Forces Snatch the Bodies of Those They Have Slain

Security forces of Myanmar’s military regime are trying to seize the bodies of those they killed when they fired on anti-regime protesters, bystanders and pedestrians in Mandalay, the country’s second-biggest city.

[10] MM elevenmyanmar.com · 2024-08-05 · 71% match

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The streets are deserted because there are no more people. On the streets, not only are there no people, but there are also hardly any cars passing by. The once bustling town, filled with cars and people, now feels as quiet and eerie as a graveyard.

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