In the quarry area near Mekanal village in Myawaddy township, Myawaddy District in Kayin State, there are clashes between the military council forces and the People’s Defense Joint Forces. Yesterday morning, the military council bombarded on the area secured by the Cobra convoy with YAK-130 Jet Fighters.
In addition, on April 23 in 2023, the Military Council fired with heavy weapons at least 30 times on the area secured by the People’s Defense Joint Forces, and the Cobra column informed that the heavy weapons that were fired included chemical bombs (gas bombs).
During the 2 days, the military council fired and attacked with large weapons believed to be chemical weapons, as well as airstrikes, but due to the love sent by the public, there was no damage from the joint revolutionary forces.
A public defense policewoman said, “when we were living near the hermitage cave, we smelled something like chemicals when the airplanes of the SAC military flew over, and when we inhaled it, we experienced dizziness, stomach ache, and so on.”
On April 22 in 2023, the military council fired with YAK-130 Jet Fighter at least 3 times at around 2:00 a.m. in the morning, and at 6 a.m. in the morning, they still fired with howitzers and heavy weapons.
In addition, the military column tried to enter and patrol, so there was an exchange of fire with the People’s Defense Joint Forces in the quarry area.
During the battle, the military council fired and attacked many times with airstrike and heavy weapons, but it is known that there were no casualties from the side of the People’s Defense comrades.
According to the Cobra column, the military council’s shootings destroyed the farmlands owned by the people and killed domestic animals.
Every single day, the Military Council seized the power intentionally is attacking innocent people with aerial bombardments and with heavy weapons, burning people’s houses and destroying them, and as well as is committing human rights violations such as the forced arrest and torture of innocent people in every day.