Around 80 junta troops stormed a village in Sagaing region\u2019s Yinmarbin township, killing nine People\u2019s Defense Force (PDF) members and one local. Troops burned the bodies and left them in a pile, locals said. A further four people were injured and two PDF members were arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Monywa District-based Battalion-13 PDF, nicknamed the Aung San Generation, were in Shwe Hlan village when junta troops raided it at 4:00 a.m. on Friday, dressed in plain clothes to blend in with locals and local PDF members, who don\u2019t wear uniforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfter returning from a battle, they [the PDF] spent the night in the village. The junta troops raided the houses where they were staying. They were shot dead while they were asleep without having time to defend themselves,\u201d a Shwe Hlan resident told RFA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFour of them were injured, the rest are free except for Ye and Mi Nge, who were arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ye is 24-years-old and Mi Nge is 21. The dead PDF members were aged between 18 and 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Residents said the arrested men were taken away in a Mil Mi-24 military attack helicopter on Friday evening but they did not know where they were headed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are nearly 200 houses with more than 500 residents in Shwe Hlan village and eight were burned down by junta forces, forcing residents to flee to safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Calls to Sagaing region State Administration Council spokesman, Aye Hlaing have gone unanswered. The SAC has not released any statement on the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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