Junta Troops Launch Artillery Attack on Manaw ThiriVillage Under Suspicion of Navy Barge Photography, Reducing 11 Houses to Ashesand Injuring a Woman.

Allegedly suspecting the photographing of a navy barge, MilitaryCouncil troops fired artillery shells at Manaw Thiri village in PauktawTownship, causing a woman's injury and resulting in the destruction of 11houses as the village was set ablaze.

Around 2:00 p.m. on December 5, three navy barges reportedly firedartillery shells and small arms at Manaw Thiri village on suspicion ofphotographing a navy barge. Subsequently, Military Council troops entered thevillage and set it on fire, according to an unnamed source.

"Navy barges continuously fired artillery shells and smallarms at the village. This unfolded after approximately 20 soldiers disembarkedfrom a small barge, entered the village, and ignited a fire. A woman suffered aleg injury, and 11 houses were engulfed in flames. The villagers are nowfleeing the area. Although I heard it was in response to villagers capturingimages of the navy, I cannot confirm this definitively," he reported.

Ma Aye Aye Cho, 29, sustained injuries to her leg when struck byshrapnel from artillery shells fired from a navy barge.

In today's press release, the Three Brotherhood Alliance reportedthat the navy of the Military Council, stationed in the vicinity of NgapyiIsland, launched artillery shells at Pauktaw Township, specifically targetingManaw Thiri village. This resulted in a young woman sustaining leg injuriesfrom shrapnel. Following the artillery attack, Military Council troops enteredthe village, setting houses ablaze.

Also, the 54th Light Infantry Battalion, stationed in Mrauk-UTownship, launched artillery shells aimed at the civilian population, resultingin an incident where one woman was injured when artillery shells explodedwithin Mrauk-U Township.

Pauktaw Township continues to face daily artillery shell attacksfrom both the Military Council navy and Sittwe battalions, leading to ongoingfires.