Two women with learning difficulties from Nwaeni Village in Magway Region’s Yaezagyo Township were killed by military junta soldiers on 14 October, according to locals.

The junta forces entered Nwaeni Village in the Yaelelkyun area, shooting and killing 51-year-old Daw Thi Thi Mar and 60-year-old Daw Mya Kyinn, on 10 October, according to a local.

They said: “Both are known to have learning difficulties.”

Nearly 300 junta soldiers have moved into the Yaelelkyun area since 12 October. They have been marching into villages in the area, where they have been looting and burning down houses.

“The military council troops from Nan Oo village burned down Tuni Village and opened fired on the villages of Warbo and Nyaungpin. The military column in Myaytaw Village stole people’s property”, said a local to Mizzima on the afternoon of 15 October.

Thousands of people have fled the Yaelelkyun area since the junta soldiers arrived on 12 October and they are currently in need of assistance.