The rebels are raiding and burning villages in Yele Kyun, Yesa Kyun, Magway Division, every day. The military junta and the Pyu Saw Htee have been raiding and burning villages. Yesa Kyun, Yesa Kyun, the confluence of the Ayeyarwady River and the Chindwin River since February 26, and have been doing so for almost a month now.
The rebels have reached the middle of the island, and villages along the Chindwin River to the west are fleeing, and tens of thousands of people are in need of food and emergency aid. According to initial estimates from local residents, more than 600 houses in the area have been destroyed by the arson.
The rebels have looted, burned and destroyed villages, and have also captured, tortured and killed the elderly and other residents who were trapped in the villages, resulting in the deaths of 18 locals so far. The war is still ongoing.