An upsurge in fighting between two ethnic armed groups in northern Shan State has displaced as many as 2500 villagers over the past week, while clashes in Rakhine State have added to the wave of IDPs in the west of Myanmar, according to aid workers.
Mong Myo Aung, general secretary of the Ta’ang Student and Youth Organisation, said yesterday that nearly 2500 IDPs had fled fighting in several places, including the townships of Namkham, Mong Ton, Hsipaw, Namsan and Kyaukme.
On the other side of Myanmar, United Nations workers said 300 more villagers had fled recent clashes between the Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group, and the Tatmadaw, bringing the total of IDPs from that conflict since last month to about 1400. (Courtesy of Myanmar Times)
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