An elderly woman was killed in Sagaing Region’s Myaung Township on Monday after members of the military-backed Pyu Saw Htee militia set fire to around a third of her village, according to a local resistance source.
The victim, 95-year-old Khin Kyi, was unable to flee when her home village of Pan Nyo, located on the western bank of the Ayeyarwady River, came under attack on Saturday, the leader of Myaung Fighter, a local defence team, told Myanmar Now.
Her remains were found in the smouldering ruins of her home after the regime forces left the village three days later, he said, adding that the arson attacks began at around 11am on Monday and continued for more than four hours.
At least 100 of the roughly 300 homes in the village were destroyed, he said.
Around 100 Pyu Saw Htee members reportedly carried out the raid on Pan Nyo by crossing the Ayeyarwady River from Sin Chaung, a village in Mandalay Region’s Myingyan Township, in motorboats.
Local resistance forces fired on the boats with light and heavy weapons, sinking two and killing at least 15 of the militia members, according to the defence team leader.
Myanmar Now has been unable to independently confirm this information.
Pan Nyo is located near the confluence of the Ayeyarwady and Chindwin rivers, in an area that is largely controlled by resistance forces.
The area, where Myaung and Myingyan townships meet with Yesagyo Township in Magway Region, is frequently attacked by regime forces.
In November, junta troops destroyed 26 houses in an attack on Nyaung Kar Yar, a village in Myaung Township located about 2km north of Pan Nyo.
