Myanmar's Shan State: Junta troops retrieve bodies of fallen soldiers after clash

Mekong, July 26 It has been learned from sources close to the military council that the bodies of soldiers from the military council who died in the battle with revolutionary forces near Myain Village in Ywangan Township, southern Shan State, were recovered by force. A local resident told Mekong that on the evening of July 23, in a battle near Myain Village in Ywangan Township, where they were ambushed and attacked with mines, about 300 troops were sent in a military column to forcibly retrieve the bodies that remained after the soldiers died, acting on the orders of the Rapa Kha Regional Commander. "The one left behind had three stripes on his uniform, and was shot more than 10 times, it was torn apart. They came back to collect the body with a military column of about 300 troops. I heard the body was taken to Aungpan Military Hospital," he said. It is said that the military council's column is operating by dividing its forces in Kyaukngwet Village and Sinsapla Village, and is carrying out arrests of people within the villages. Currently, it is known that the military council's columns are also advancing towards Ywangan from the Yatsauk side. According to news sources, in the battle that took place near Myain Village, including the three-striped body that was recovered this time, 4 people from the military council died, and 2 others, including an officer and another rank, were seriously injured. #MekongNews #SouthernShan #MyainVillage #MilitaryCouncil #Revolution #Battle #BodyRecovery