Myanmar Army committing war crimes in Chin state

The Myanmar military’s action against civilians critical of its actions, especially in the Chin state, has raised fears amid the community of war crimes. The Chin Human Rights Organization, an NGO, informed EastMojo about the story of Mindat, a town in the Chin state currently under siege by the Myanmar army.

“At least five civilians were reported dead and ten injured, and houses and properties destroyed under heavy bombings from air and ground assaults as junta army lay siege on the town of Mindat,” the CHRO said in its last update on Sunday.

According to the information received, the Chinland Defense Force-Mindat said they made a tactical retreat to save civilian lives from indiscriminate attacks on the town by junta troops using heavy artillery and helicopter gunships. “Possible commission of war crimes may have occurred as there appears to be evidence of grave breaches of the Geneva Convention in the battle for control of Mindat town,” the CHRO said.