Armed clash and artillery attacks force thousands of Yebyu residents to flee

July 29, 2025

HURFOM: On July 22^nd, 2025, an armed clash between the military junta and the local joint resistance forces took place in Kaw Hline village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division. The Ka Lane Aung based 282^nd Light Infantry Battalion launched indiscriminate artillery attacks on the area.

“The armed clash wasn’t big but now we have to deal with indiscriminate artillery attacks. The attacks destroyed utility poles and now we have a blackout. The children are crying loudly because they’re afraid of the sound of artillery gunfire. Everyone has run away and only ten households remain in the village,” said a Kaw Hline resident.

Approximately 300 displaced villagers have been taking temporary shelter in Yar Phu village tract, while others have fled to Ye Township.

The electricity blackout extends to Kaw Hline, Ma Yan Chaung, Mile Chauk Sell (60 Mile), Thar Yar Mon and villages in Yar Phu village track, Yebyu Township.

“I was about to go to Yar Pu on that day. There were five artillery explosions at the entrance of Mile Chauk Sell (60 Mile) village and two explosions in Thar Yar Mon village. There were no casualties but if one of the artillery attacks hit a passenger truck, local villagers would have sacrificed their lives. It’s irreversible (if villagers lost their lives),” said a truck driver who witnessed the artillery explosions.

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