MAGWAY DIVISION – On January 11, a battle between the junta council and the defense forces took place near the village of Tharet Chinn, Sin Phyu Kyun, Salin township, Magway division and a woman was injured by a shrapnel of heavy weapon, according to the residents of Sin Phyu Kyun.
From 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., when the military council forces and the defense forces exchanged fire, a shell of the heavy weapon fell near a woman’s home which is near the school of Tharet Chinn village, Sin Phyu Kyun township and hit her, said a resident of Sin Phyu Kyun.
He added that “The battle took place near the school. There was an exchange of fire between the revolutionary forces and junta council troops. She was injured while she was inside the house. She was hit by shrapnel when fired by a heavy weapon. We hurried to the hospital after the incident. We reached the hospital around 1:30 p.m.”
The injured woman did not go with her family when they ran away, but was left in the house when she was hit.
Residents said that “At the moment, the residents of Sin Phyu Kyun do not dare to go out, but around 200 soldiers of the Infantry Battalion 253, 254 and 255, based in Salin, are guarding secretly in the eastern ditch area of Thitsar Myaing new ward of Sin Phu Kyun.”
On January 4th, the Salin People Defense Body conducted an inspection on the Salin-Sin Phyu Kyun highway, and the next day on January 5th, during the inspection, they clashed with the Junta Council.