“More than 30 villagers from Khoe Than village in Monywa Township in Sagaing Region have been arrested by the Military and not been contacted,” is known.
At around 5:00 a.m., on 9 January, the SAC soldiers fired around 10 heavy weapons into Khoe Than village and arrested some villagers,” a Khoe Than villager said.
“When they came in and fired with heavy weapons, our villagers fled. The Military arrested about 30 people who could not escape, and their houses were also set on fire,” he said.
It is reported that 5 houses and 3 cattle sheds were burned down by the SAC Forces, and one cow was also burnt to death.
It is known that “more than 30 people who were arrested were taken to accommodation camp No.5 in Monywa by the SAC Forces, and they have not been contacted until this evening”.
Some villagers fell asleep and couldn’t flee when the SAC Forces came in and attacked suddenly village. That’s why, the elderly people were also arrested because they couldn’t run,” said by a PDF support comrade from Monywa town.
“There are around 300 houses in Khoe Than village and more than 500 villagers have to take shelter in nearby villages until this evening,” is known.
According to Data For Myanmar’s statement on 10 December, it is known that due to arson attack of the SAC Forces and their subordinate organizations in Sagaing Region, 27,496 houses have been burnt down until on 30 November 2022.