PASAUNG, Burma – Here in the war-torn Asian nation of Myanmar, also known as Burma, the military government has escalated its brutal crackdown on ethnic minorities, unleashing air strikes and artillery on Christian civilians. CBN News joined up with one American aid group that’s risking their lives to help the victims get out of harm’s way.
Deep in the remote mountains of eastern Burma, the sound of gunfire echoes through villages inhabited by Christian ethnic minorities. The fighting here is driving thousands from their homes as the Burmese Army desperately attempts to crush opposition to the 2021 coup. But the rebel armies are slowly liberating village after village.
Deputy Commander Maui from the Karenni National Defense Force told us, “Right now we are attacking Loikaw, the capital city of the Karenni state. The Burma army had put in troops surrounding Loikaw because it’s their main command center. So we are pushing them back; they have to fall back all the time.”
The Burmese Army has for years committed atrocities against civilians, including extrajudicial killings, torture, and deliberately targeting churches and other religious sites.
We visited the hill tribes in the mountains of Burma where the people still live relatively primitive lives. Their
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