Published
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 13:52
Burma Army soldiers attack CNA hideout, kill one cadre
Burma Army soldiers killed a Chin National Army cadre in an attack on a CNA hideout near Hakha town, capital of Chin state, northwest Burma, last month.
Burma Army soldiers killed a Chin National Army cadre in an attack on a CNA hideout near Hakha town, capital of Chin state, northwest Burma, last month.
On February 15 at around 2 am, around 30 Burmese soldiers arrived in Zokhua village in Hakha Township in a truck and rushed into the jungle, about one mile from Zokhua village where four CNA cadres were believed to be hiding.
A company of Burmese soldiers surrounded the four CNA cadres and shot dead one of them who was on duty while the rest were sleeping.
CNA lance corporal Khai Tha was confirmed shot dead and was buried in Zokhua village. The rest managed to flee.
"Of the three cadres who fled, one was seriously injured. A bullet pierced his right arm. One is still missing and one cadre safely reached our camp," Pu Thetni, spokesman of the Chin Nation Front, political wing said.
The attack by Burma Army soldiers on the CNA cadres was said to have lasted about five minutes.
CNF suspects four village council members including the president of Zokhua village of being involved in giving out information of the hideout of the CNA cadres to the soldiers.
"They (Village Council members) are the only people who knew about the hideout of the CNA cadres. They may have been involved," the CNF spokesman said.
The Village Council members from Zokhua were said to have completed a militia training programme given by Burma Army soldiers recently.
The CNF has pledged to send its cadres to investigate the incident and are ready to take action against those who were involved in the attack.
"We regard those who cooperate with Burmese soldiers as common enemies," the CNF spokesman added.
The CNF was established in 1988 with the aim of securing self-determination rights for the Chin people and to establish a federal Union of Burma based on democracy and freedom.
The first peace talk between CNF and SPDC (Burmese military regime) took place in Rih town in Chin state near the Indo-Burma border on March 2007. The second round of talk was initially agreed to be held on August 2007. Later, it was postponed.
On February 15 at around 2 am, around 30 Burmese soldiers arrived in Zokhua village in Hakha Township in a truck and rushed into the jungle, about one mile from Zokhua village where four CNA cadres were believed to be hiding.
A company of Burmese soldiers surrounded the four CNA cadres and shot dead one of them who was on duty while the rest were sleeping.
CNA lance corporal Khai Tha was confirmed shot dead and was buried in Zokhua village. The rest managed to flee.
"Of the three cadres who fled, one was seriously injured. A bullet pierced his right arm. One is still missing and one cadre safely reached our camp," Pu Thetni, spokesman of the Chin Nation Front, political wing said.
The attack by Burma Army soldiers on the CNA cadres was said to have lasted about five minutes.
CNF suspects four village council members including the president of Zokhua village of being involved in giving out information of the hideout of the CNA cadres to the soldiers.
"They (Village Council members) are the only people who knew about the hideout of the CNA cadres. They may have been involved," the CNF spokesman said.
The Village Council members from Zokhua were said to have completed a militia training programme given by Burma Army soldiers recently.
The CNF has pledged to send its cadres to investigate the incident and are ready to take action against those who were involved in the attack.
"We regard those who cooperate with Burmese soldiers as common enemies," the CNF spokesman added.
The CNF was established in 1988 with the aim of securing self-determination rights for the Chin people and to establish a federal Union of Burma based on democracy and freedom.
The first peace talk between CNF and SPDC (Burmese military regime) took place in Rih town in Chin state near the Indo-Burma border on March 2007. The second round of talk was initially agreed to be held on August 2007. Later, it was postponed.
