Anti-coup protesters flash the three-finger salute during a demonstration in Yangon on Friday.
The fighting in Mindat, Chin state, underlines the growing chaos in Myanmar as the junta struggles to impose authority in the face of daily protests, strikes and sabotage attacks after overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The Irrawaddy news service said some homes had been destroyed as the army resumed artillery bombardment on Saturday.
“They are using heavy artillery, mortar shells against us. We cannot fight that, we are exhausting most of our ammunition and we are risking everything … I think there is a chance we may be slaughtered. We try our best to defend ourselves but we may not last much longer.”
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