Clashes between junta army and PDF escalate in Myanmar, refugees line up near border to come to Mizoram- CMB College

Clashes between junta army and PDF escalate in Myanmar, refugees line up near border to come to Mizoram

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Hundreds of Myanmar nationals are waiting near the border to seek asylum.

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  • The Assam Rifles guard the Indo-Myanmar border
  • 6 districts of Mizoram share border with Myanmar
  • Assembly elections were held in Mizoram on November 7.

Guwahati:

In Myanmar, the junta army is fighting People’s Defense Force (PDF) rebels. These rebels are constantly challenging the military regime. Because of this, hundreds of Myanmar citizens are stuck near the border seeking refuge
Unrest has increased in Mizoram, which borders Myanmar. Meanwhile, the Indian Army’s Assam Rifles met village chiefs and leaders of civil society groups in Mizoram’s settlements near the Myanmar border. The current situation of Myanmar was discussed in this meeting.

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Intelligence sources said the recent fighting has led to Chin-Kuki refugees pouring into India from Myanmar via Mizoram. Assembly elections were held in Mizoram on November 7. Mizoram Chief Minister Joramthanga has welcomed more than 32,000 refugees from Myanmar in recent years citing family and kinship reasons.

Assam Rifles officers met village headmen and representatives of civil society group Young Mizo Association in East Mizoram’s Champhai district.

Hundreds of refugees have fled to border villages in Mizoram due to gunfire between the Junta Army and the PDF, the armed wing of Myanmar’s National Unity Government, sources said. According to media reports quoting villagers, more than 100 families from Myanmar have taken shelter in Zokhavathar village in Champhai district of Mizoram.

After February 2021, the number of refugees increased rapidly
Since February 2021, more than 6 thousand Myanmar refugees have come to Jokhawathar village. In February 2021, Myanmar’s military retook power in a coup. After this, around 32 thousand Myanmar men, women and children have taken refuge in several districts of Mizoram.

6 districts of Mizoram share international border with Myanmar
The six districts of Mizoram, Champhai, Siyaha, Longthalai, Serchip, Hanathiyal and Saitul share a 510 km long unfenced international border with the Chinese state of Myanmar. The Assam Rifles guard the Indo-Myanmar border.

Caste conflict continues between the Kuki-Meitei community in Manipur
Mizoram’s neighboring state of Manipur has witnessed ethnic conflict between the hill-dominant Kuki tribes and the valley-majority Meitei community over land, resources and declining political power amid rising numbers of refugees and illegal immigrants. Clashes between two communities have been going on since May 3 in Manipur.

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