THANTLANG, Myanmar – On Friday, the Myanmar army blasted a restive western town, damaging hundreds of houses as part of a broader campaign on communities defying the military coup.
Thantlang, in western Chin State, was shelled after a clash with a local self-defense unit.
According to a local monitoring group, the Southeast Asian country has been in upheaval since a coup in February, with more than 1,200