Thantlang
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Remaining buildings in deserted Chin State town torched by Myanmar army
The town of Thantlang, whose 10,000 residents have fled, has been subjected to repeated arson attacks by the junta’s forces
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Junta troops set fire to more homes in Thantlang after battalion commander loses leg to landmine
A local rights group alleges that the commander was injured by a mine he had planted himself in the Chin State town
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Nearly 100 houses torched in Thantlang during three days of fighting
Soldiers burned down the houses after suffering casualties in clashes with the Chinland Defence Force, the group said
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Well over a quarter of Thantlang now destroyed by fire as rebel group vows to ‘drive out’ junta soldiers
The Myanmar military is committing systematic arson in the abandoned town to make it difficult for resistance fighters to hide there, one group said
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More buildings burn in Thantlang, including church where ousted Vice President Henry Van Thio worshipped
Junta soldiers have now destroyed roughly a quarter of the town’s 2,000 homes and several churches
