Junta Burns 18 Houses and Arrests Villagers in Yebyu Township

September 10, 2025

HURFOM: In Taung Yin Inn village, Yebyu Township, Dawei District, junta soldiers stationed near Phar Chaung village tract have left a trail of devastation. Between August 24 and September 2, the troops torched homes and carried out arbitrary arrests.

Residents said the soldiers set fire to about 18 houses in the center of the village. “A total of around 18 homes were destroyed. Ten of them were completely reduced to ashes. They even poured sand into the engines of motorcycles hidden in the monastery. It seemed like they wanted to destroy everything they could,” explained one villager.

After burning the homes, the troops withdrew but not before seizing two men in their 50s who were trapped inside the village, along with others they encountered along the road. As of September 8, none of the detainees had been released.

The fear of further attacks has forced many families in the Phar Chaung area into a routine of displacement. Villagers return to their homes during the day to salvage what they can, but at night they flee and sleep elsewhere for safety.

Within just ten days of the junta’s arrival in the Phar Chaung tract, at least six clashes have erupted between regime forces and local resistance groups. Resistance members report junta casualties, though both sides have suffered losses in the fighting.

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