Tatmadaw soldiers shell village, attack church and civilian property in Toungoo District

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"On October 12th 2011, soldiers from Tatmadaw Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) #603 and Infantry Battalion (IB) #92 shelled and then attacked on foot W--- village in the Htee Tha Saw area of Than Daung Township following a clash with Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldiers approximately 45 minutes on foot from W--- village. According to Saw F---, a resident of W--- village who fled and hid in the forest during the attack, Tatmadaw soldiers fired approximately 50 mortar rounds into W--- and nearby civilian areas and then entered W---, where soldiers fired small arms deliberately at villagers? houses, the Roman Catholic church and religious and cultural items; killed villagers? animals; and looted or damaged villagers? property including food stores, clothing, roofing materials and money. This report is based on information provided by two villagers trained by KHRG to monitor human rights abuses,[1] including two situation reports, one incident report, an audio interview with Saw F---, and 82 photographs and three video clips taken in the W--- village area one week after the attack occurred."...The pdf file does not correspond with the html link.

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Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG)

Date of Publication: 

2011-11-25

Date of entry: 

2012-01-23

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English

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