Resistance Fighters Attack Myanmar Military Checkpoints Used to Extort Farmers

By NORA 3 April 2023

Sagaing Area resistance fighters on Sunday ambushed three army checkpoints in Shwebo Township, the place regime troops have been extorting cash from vacationers and drivers, in line with Burma Ranger-Shwebo, a neighborhood resistance group.

The checkpoints are positioned on the Shwebo-Kyaukmyaung highway close to Shwebo College’s fundamental entrance and at the very least six regime troops had been killed within the assault, in line with the group.

“We ready for 2 months to assault the junta checkpoints. We have to assault their checkpoints as a result of they’ve been extorting cash from drivers and vacationers. Six regime troops had been killed throughout the assault,” a spokesperson from the group stated.

The Irrawaddy has not been capable of independently confirm the claims.

Native residents stated regime troops have forbidden farmers from neighboring villages to promote their crops until they obtain permission from village directors. In addition they confiscate crops from farmers who can not produce a permission letter from the village administrator, in line with a neighborhood farmer.

“We have now to supply the permission letter obtained from village directors so as to go via the highway and if we don’t have a permission letter, they confiscate all of our crops,” a farmer from jap Shwebo Township stated.

The village directors appointed by the junta don’t reside within the villages of jap Shwebo Township as a result of risk from native resistance forces, making it tough for farmers to acquire permission letters.

Sunday’s assault was carried out by mixed native resistance teams primarily based in Shwebo and Wetlet townships in Sagaing, the resistance strongholds of Myanmar’s northwestern area.

Two resistance fighters had been additionally killed within the assault, in line with Burma Rangers-Shwebo.

Regime troops who’ve been stationed within the compound of Shwebo College for the reason that 2021 coup have been extorting cash from bus drivers, vacationers and native residents.