Tanintharyi IDP number reaches over 750,000

0
158
Caption – Displaced people in Tanintharyi Region (Photo - Taung Pyauk Station IDP Aid Group)

The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tanintharyi Region has increased to over 75,000 due to the armed clashes between opposing forces and military junta airstrikes, according to a report by FE5Thanintharyi, a local research group.

In January this year, the junta troops launched raids in a clearance operation along the Union Highway—a major trade route—and the deep-sea port area. Coupled with attacks from air and sea, this has led to a growing number of local residents being displaced.

According to FE5Thanintharyi, at least over 37,300 people from Dawei, Launglon, Yebyu, and Thayetchaung Townships within the Dawei District have had to flee their homes due to the raids by the junta troops and clashes between the two sides.

Furthermore, the report notes that more than 39,900 residents from four townships in the Myeik District, including Tanintharyi Township—where tensions between the two sides remain high—have been forced to flee to safer places – due to bombings by the junta.

Since December 2024, junta troops have advanced to secure the Tanintharyi-Mawtaung border road, engaging in near-daily clashes with combined resistance forces. As a result, nearly 20,000 residents from Tanintharyi Township alone have become displaced.

Of these displaced people, only around 3,000 are staying at the Palaw IDP camp, while the rest have fled to hide in nearby forests, plantations, or fled to urban areas, according to the report.

In particular, the suspension of USAID support has impacted the relief efforts of IDP aid groups in Tanintharyi Region, making it increasingly difficult to obtain supplies for the displaced. Some displaced people have reportedly gone without assistance for months.

With the arrival of the dry season in Tanintharyi Region, junta troops have conducted raids in nearly every township, and the number of IDPs continues to rise month by month, sources say.

Last December, it was reported that 65,800 people in Tanintharyi Region were forced to flee their homes due to clashes between junta troops and resistance forces.

Sent by Than Lwin Times.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here