The KNU Center announced that the SAC military fired and attacked with the drone in Naung Kone village of Mu Township, in Kaleluihtoo District of KNU-Karen National Union Administration Area Brigade (3rd), so the homes and schools of village were damaged.
Such an attack was led by a commander of Battalion (Kha-La-Ra- 60) of the SAC Military and a commander of strategy Hein Htet Aung, and a total of 2 times of drone that is one times on May 21, 2023, at 1:20 p.m., and one time at 2:15 p.m. were attacked.
“As a result of the shooting drone attack, home of Saw Kyi Soe who is a resident of Naung Kone Village, Saw Stu (call) Saw Kor Le’s house and the village school, including the wooden hut, were damaged, and Saw Stu (call) Saw Kor Le’s house was burnt to ashes,” the KNU-Central has informed.
“When asked about the drone attack by the SAC Military, “It is shooting with drones. The SAC have been using drones in our district since the beginning. It has mainly started in Kawkareik Township. In some parts of Kawkareik Township, some public houses have been damaged because of the use of drone attack by the SAC,” an unnamed source told MPA.
It is reported that there is a total of (117) houses in Naung Kone Village and the total population is (782), and until now the entire village is still fleeing to safety.
“The drone teams of the SAC attended training at Mawlamyaing Ra-Ta-Kha (Southeast Military Heads). And SAC those were sent by civilian vehicle in every strategy, and the drone stuff is sent by plane. For use with a drone, the comrades are always on the lookout. They don’t hear the sound anymore,” he added.
Currently, a total of (21,880) villagers from 18 villages that are Nyaungpintha, Naung Cho, Dikepone, Meitaitaw, Aungchanthar, Chaungsu, Myaung U, Re Ohsi, Kyawpyin, Kyawkkan, Naung Kone, Taung Su, Sawai, Kyuntaw, Nyaungpinseik, Myaung Yoegyi, Ywa Haung, and Takkone, were fleeing from the war.
Since the military coup, the military troops have shot the villages with heavy weapons and small arms, and with drones, bombarded by airplanes and raided into the villages and arrested and killed the people. That’s why, it is said that the people living in KNU-Mu township have to leave their homes and fled from the war.
In those circumstances, the KNU-center announced that there were also villages that were completely destroyed by forest fires as well as the arson of the SAC military.
Translator: Khine