While the voices are growing louder in the plains to launch an offensive against the military council, the rebels who brutally killed people last month in Butalin Township, Sagaing Region, are increasing their strength and attacking villages. After the guerrillas killed and burned villages in Butalin Township last month, they have increased their strength and are attacking again from the air from Monywa. As a result, more than 10,000 people in the area have not returned to their homes and are fleeing for safety. The guerrillas have taken more than 50 local people hostage and are using them as human shields, making it difficult for the rebel groups to stop them.
In Sagaing Region, the rebel forces are still scattered and there are many groups that have not yet come under the control of the NUG. Until these groups can be unified, Sagaing Region will continue to be subject to whatever the guerrillas do.
