Mandalay Division Eastern Matara The shelter group An official of the Matara National Police Force told Zem Eye that the coup army had raided the village of Kyawgyi. Today, on September 19th, at around 5:30 in the morning, the coup army raided the village of Kyawgyi and burned down four houses, causing the people of the nearby village to flee the war.
“ Suddenly, the 60-strong military council troops entered. I heard that a woman from the village of Kyaygyi was hit by a weapon as they fired their weapons. The current military council side has retreated to Matara,” said an officer of the Matara Myotyong Force. He said that after the military council troops left the village, some residents entered the village and put out the fire in their homes. It is also reported that the incident was led by the Pyin Oo Lwin-based coup terrorist army, and the policemen and Pyu Saw Hti teamed up and set fire to it. In addition, on September 8th, a fierce battle broke out between the Military Council and the local People’s Defense Forces (PDF) near the village of Sbagponkan Taung in Mattara Township, bordering Sagaing Division and Mandalay Division.
Since the beginning of 2023, the National Unity Government (NUG) has expanded its operations within the Mandalay region, and since the beginning of 2023, there have been armed movements along the Irrawaddy River in Matara Township, and it has been said that fighting will occur. On August 9, Data For Myanmar, a group that studies and monitors fire incidents, announced that the army and affiliated organizations burned down nearly 75,000 (74,874) civilian homes during the two and a half years of the coup.
