Between 9 and 11 June Myanmar junta soldiers have burnt down over 100 houses in Nyaungpingyi Village Tract in Sagaing Region’s Salingyi Township, according to a villager.

They said that the junta soldiers started setting the fires after fierce fighting between junta and defence forces close to Nyaungpingyi Police Station, on 9 June at around 5:45 p.m.

“The military junta soldiers fired light and heavy weapons into the villages and stole civilians’ belongings. Junta soldiers have deployed in Nyaungpingyi Village and are patrolling [there].”

The junta’s actions have caused more than 10,000 people to flee Nyaungpingyi Village Tract.

Those people are suffering from food shortages, according to the director of Anyar-Pyittaungtaung, a philanthropic Sagaing Region youth organisation, that managed to provide 500 meals to some of the displaced people.

He said: “Currently, residents of the Nyaungpingyi Village tracts are escaping the fighting. Due to the military junta soldiers stationed in Nyaungpingyi Village, the locals are finding it difficult to return to their homes. Currently, people are having trouble finding both housing and food. We have provided a meal to 500 people, but there are many people out there in Salingyi Township who need aid.”

A man and two women were injured by junta artillery fire in Nyaungpingyi Village Tract on 10 June.

10 junta soldiers were killed in the fighting at Nyaungpingyi Police Station and weapons and ammunition were seized, according to Buffalo People Defense Force (BPDF), one of the defence forces involved in the fighting.