Myanmar junta lauches massive air campaign against Chin resistance fighters
THE CHIN JOURNAL
Van Bawi Lian| The Myanmar junta army has continued its fourth-day air attack against Chin resistance fighters from the Chin National Defense Force (CNDF) near Tibual village, Falam Township.
Junta launched its first aerial assault in Falam Township on 16 November when CNDF fighters surrounded a military outpost near Tibual village.
Today’s air attack started at 9 a.m. and lasted until noon. In a video circulated online, a CNDF fighter says, “We are being attacked by the Myanmar army’s helicopters and fighter jets.”
This map shows an ongoing Myanmar junta’s air attack in Chin State. (Chin Human Rights Organization)
Multiple local news outlets claim the Myanmar junta army is using two fighter jets and five attack helicopters in the fight against CNDF today. The Chin Journal could not independently verify the claim.
According to Chin Human Rights Organization, some 1,000 villagers from four villages in Falam Township fled their homes because of an ongoing junta’s air attack.
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