Members of local resistance forces speculate that the area is being targeted by the junta to secure safe passage of supplies to their bases in neighbouring townships
The attack was the third carried out by the junta on a village in the southern Karenni State township since last month
Heavy shelling and aerial assaults have forced at least 6,000 villagers in the area to flee their homes since late last week
The junta repeatedly bombs Karen State’s Kawkareik Township, and resistance forces attack military units on the ground in rural Karenni State
Peter Oo has sacrificed his youth to fight the regime, but says he has no regrets about the high price he has had to paid