A recent report alleges that Myanmar junta forces are ordering soldiers to loot and torch civilian homes, kill cattle for food, and even plant landmines for protection. A deserter, Pyae Sone, reveals the dire situation facing junta troops due to lack of supplies, forcing them to resort to such desperate measures.
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“When we entered villages, we took whatever food we could find if we had nothing to eat,” Sone added, highlighting the dire situation for the Myanmar junta’s front-line troops. Several rebel groups and the newly-emerged People’s Defence Force , the armed wing of the government-in-exile — the National Unity Government — have been engaged in a civil war with the junta since the coup.
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