As so-called PDF terrorists were fortifying the school in Marathein village against security forces and carrying out acts of violence in Htigyaing township of Sagaing region, security forces fight against the terrorists and seized arms, ammunition, mortar shells and related materials used in terrorist acts, including 107 mm rocket launcher shells from there. This news was already reported.
Terrorists came back to the village again on 13 January and rashly set fire to the school not to leave the evidence of their camping in it, taking advantages of security forces’ further measures for community peace and tranquility. Accordingly, one two-storey school building, one-storey school building and one wooden school building were destroyed due to the terrorists’ arson attack.
The acts of taking cover of terrorists from the security forces’ response under the educational buildings and residential houses in the village, and setting fire to the school using for education were regarded as the acts of War Crime. It is reported that such terrorists’ acts fill the local community with disgust.
It is stated that security forces will search and make an assault against the terrorists who committed acts of violence and people are urged to be involved in making the efforts for community peace and tranquility, reporting the terrorist’s movements secretly to a concerned body.
- As terrorists rashly set fire to the school in the Marathein village of Htigyaing township, one two-storey school building, one-storey school building and one wooden school building were destroyed due to the terrorists’ arson attack.
- The acts of taking cover of terrorists from the security forces’ response under the educational buildings and residential houses in the village, and setting fire to the school using for education were regarded as the acts of War Crime. It is reported that such terrorists’ acts fill the local community with disgust.