Military presence prevents nearly 500 displaced villagers from returning home

March 3, 2025

HURFOM: Although there has been no active armed conflict around Kyone Long (old) village, Ye Township, Mon State, junta troops have stationed themselves in the village preventing 456 displaced villagers from returning home.

The troops are stationed at a village monastery in Eye Poke village near Kyone Long village and displaced villagers from Kyone Lone (old) village and Kyauk Mee Chaung village feel insecure and fearful of returning to their home.

“We dare not return home as the army is in the village. The displaced villagers from Kyone Long (old) village and Kyauk Mee Chaung village shouldn’t return home at the moment. It’s a life-threatening condition,” said a local villager.

Villagers unable to return home have taken shelter in the mountains, forest and plantations near Pha Lan Chaung Wa and Upper Yit Chaung villages. These are areas controlled by the New Mon State Party.

Only 20 displaced families from Well Bine and Well Zin villages recently returned home; however, they spend their nights in nearby mountains, forests and plantations.

“The villagers who return home dare to stay in the village only in the daytime. They have to sleep at night in the nearby plantation,” said a displaced villager who just returned home.

An armed conflict in Kyone Long (old) village that took place on January 9^th, 2025 forced thousands of villagers to flee their homes and destroyed 15 houses. Two villagers were also killed.

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