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DISPOSSESSED Forced Relocation & Extrajudicial Killings in Shan State
Part II of text
Shan Human Rights Foundation 
April 1998

FORCED RELOCATION IN NAM ZARNG
No. of villages relocated: 181 
No. of households relocated: 7,296

Background of the area
Nam Zarng is in the fertile Nam Teng river plain, and was well-known as a
farming area. Ginger was one of the main crops.

There is a small air-strip at Nam Zarag, said to have been built by the
Chinese Nationalist KMT, and the Burmese Army now has one of its radar
stations in the area.

Relocation
In 1996, relocation began in mid-March in the tract of Nong Hee, carried out
by troops from SLORC LIB #247 from Nam Zarng and Murng Nai.  Most of the
villages north of the Nam Zarng-Kun Hing road were forced down to sites
along the road, or to sites near the army base at Ton Hoong Long.

Then in April, 1996, SLORC IB #55 from Murng Pan ordered villagers in Loi
Lat tract southeast of Nam Zarng to move to Wan Nong Koong Mong. Villagers
were given between 3-5 days to move.

In 1997, beginning in March, all the relocation sites north of the main Nam
Zarng-Kun Hing road were moved down to the existing sites on the road, such
as Kho Lam and Hai Neng. The relocation site of Wan Nong Koong Mong was also
relocated to Nam Zarng itself.

Extrajudicial killings in Nam Zarng township in 1997

The forced relocation program in Nam Zarng, as in Kun Hing, was conducted
with extreme brutality. Throughout 1997, villagers, including children, were
killed in and around the relocation site of Kho Lam. Some were killed in
their houses, some were simply caught walking outside the site to collect
vegetables or go fishing.

SHRF has documented the following extrajudicial killings of villagers either
found near their old villages or in the actual relocation sites in the Nam
Zarng area in 1997:

Date 	No. of villagers 	site of killing 	killed by
	killed				SLORC/SPDC 
				                  Batt./Reg.
21.2.97 	6, incl. 3 children 	Kho Lam ref. site 	IB 246
	(shelled)
22.2.97 	8 		Kho Lam ref. site 	IB 246
3.3.97 	1 		Kho Lam ref. site 	IB 99
3.3.97 	2 		Wan Phurng 	IB 99
8.3.97 	1 (shot) 		Kho Lam ref. site 	IB 246
late Mar.	6 		nr. Nam Teng 	IB 246
early Apr.  1 		west of Ton Hoong 	LIB 378
early Apr.	4 		west of Ho Nar 	LIB 8
28.3.97 	20 (beaten to death) 	Wan Phui 		IB 246
28.3.97 	1Abbot 		Kho Lam ref. site 	LIB 524
29.3.97 	1 		Kho Lam ref. site 	LIB 378
30.3.97 	3 (shot while 	Kho Lam ref. site 	IB 246
	fishing)
3.4.97 	3 (shot while looking 	Kho Lam ref. site 	IB 246
	for vegetables)
3.4.97 	3 (killed as porters) 	Kung Sarm Jong 	Div. 55
4.4.97 	5 		Kho Lam ref. site 	IB 246
4.4.97 	7 (killed while 	Par Son 		IB 246
	collecting paddy)
9.4.97 	4 		Kun Yom 		IB246
10.4.97 	2 		Kho Lam ref. site 	IB 246
10.4.97 	2 		Ter Zarng 		Div. 55
14.4.97 	2 girls (raped, killed)	Kho Lam ref. site 	IB 246
mid-Apr. 	4 (killed while 	Mark Hard 	IB 246
	fishing)
mid-Apr.  	6 		nr. Wan Nang 	IB 246
17.4.97 	6 		Wan Phui 		LIB 246
18.4.97 	1 		Nawng Hai 	LIB 378
19.4.97 	2 (raped, killed 	Kung Jong 		IB 246
	while tending fields)
29.4.97 	1 		Pa Mai		LIB 515
4.5.97 	1 		Kun Sai 		IB 246
5.5.97 	1 (taken from house 	Kho Lam ref. site 	IB 246
	and killed)
8.5.97 	5 (Palaung) 	Nawng Kwai 	IB 246
10.5.97 	1 (raped - killed 	Kho Lam ref. site 	IB 246
	while selling goods)
11.5.97 	1 		Pa Mai 		IB 246
11.5.97 	2 (killed while 	Kho Lam ref. site 	IB 246
	cutting bamboo)
11.5.97 	15 (Palaung) 	Pa Ngarb 		IB 66
14.5.97 	2 		Wan Nang 		IB 246
14.5.97 	7 		Ho Nar 		IB 246
22.5.97 	4 		Ter Zarng 		IB 246
23.5.97 	5 		Zit Ta 		LIB515
7.6.97 	1 girl (raped, killed) 	west of Kho Lam 	IB 66
7.6.97 	6 (killed while 	Kho Lam ref. site 	LIB 378
	collecting honey)
10.8.97 	4 (tortured - killed) 	Kho Lam ref. site 	IB 246 
9.9.97 	2 (raped and killed) 	Murng Yang 	IB 66 

Total: 	159 people killed

Conditions in the relocation sites
In 1996, nothing was provided by the SLORC in the relocation sites, and in
the site of Kho Lam, it was reported that as many as 40 people died of
illness in the first month of relocation. Most of the time, the villagers
were forbidden to go back to their fields. Villagers in Ton Hoong relocation
site were forced to work for the SLORC soldiers at the nearby army base,
building barracks, and at Kho Lam they were forced to clear the forests and
grow beans for the troops of LIB # 510 stationed nearby.

In 1997, villagers relocated to Kho Lam continued to be forced to clear the
sides of roads, dig ground, fetch water and gather firewood for the troops
at the nearby army base. Although permission was granted to villagers from
nearby villages to return to farm their fields, the fact that even those
with permission were shot on sight, meant that few dared farm openly.

FORCED RELOCATION IN LAI KHA
No. of villages relocated: 201 
No. of households relocated: 8,735

Background of the area
Lai Kha is traditionally extremely fertile and its people prosperous. There
are plains stretching far and wide to the east of the town, providing good
land for cultivating and grazing. Rice, soya beans and sesame were grown in
abundance, and herds of cattle could be seen almost everywhere.

Relocation
Relocations began in Lai Kha in March 1996. During 1996, about 80 villages
were moved to 6 main relocation sites, mostly along the Lai Kha-Murng Nawng
road.

In March, 1997, the SLORC began relocating the villagers staying in the
relocation site of Tard Mork (north east of Lai Kha) down to relocation
sites along the main Lai Kha-Murng Nawng road. On April 4, SLORC troops
fired shells into Tard Mork relocation site, killing 3 people and injuring
3, and gave April 8 as the deadline to move. On April 10, large sections of
Tard Mork relocation site were burned down; some people were burned alive.

Then, on June 27, SLORC began ordering villagers in the relocation sites
along the Lai Kha Murng Nawng road to move to the town of Lai Kha itself. By
July 3, all the villagers from the relocation site of Wan Thi had been moved
to a -site east of Lai Kha, and on July 7, all the villagers from Wan Sarng
and Zalai Khum relocation sites were ordered to move to the same site.

By mid-July all of the approximately 180 villages in the area east and north
east of the town, totalling about 40,000 people had been moved either into
the town or into the site of Parng Phone, where there is a large military base.

Extrajudicial killings in Lai Kha township in 1997
SHRF has documented the following extrajudicial killings of villagers either
found near their old villages or in the actual relocation sites in the Lai
Kha area in 1997:

Date	No. of villagers	site of killing	killed by 
	killed				SLORC/SPDC							Batt./Reg.
9.3.97	2 (by mortar shell) 	Kun Hoong		LIB 515
20.3.97	1 (killed while 	Wan Kawng	LIB515
	moving possessions) 
30.3.97	2 (raped & killed) 	Nawng Kaw	IB 246
30.3.97	1		Ho Pung		IB 246
late Mar.	2 		Mark Kawk	LIB 515
31.3.97	4 (killed hiding in	Wan Parng		LIB 515			
	village)
4.4.97 	3 (killed by grenades)	Tard Mawk ref. site	LIB 515
7.4.97 	1 (shot up a tree)	Kung Yung		LIB 515
14.4.97	1		Wan Warn		LIB 515
24.4.97	1		Wan Ho Kho 	LIB 515
May 97	2 (stabbed to death)	nr. Wan Mawm 	LIB 515
			village) 
27.5.97	2		Ter Leng		LIB 515
3.6.97	2 (raped & killed 	Ter Leng		LIB 424
	while getting 
	belongings)
June 97	9 (beheaded)	Wan Pung Murng	LIB 515
10.6.97	1		Nawng Leng 	LIB 515
10.6.97	3		Loi Taeng 		LIB 515
28.6.97	18		Parng Sarng 	LIB 515
19.12.97	3		Wan Huay		IB 12

Total: 58 people killed

Conditions in the relocation sites
Following the mass re-relocation to Lai Kha in July, eye-witnesses reported
scenes of social chaos in the town itself, with countless people begging in
the streets, and camping in temples and under trees by the roadside.

Those who were relocated to the town were also forced to work by the SLORC.
They were made to guard at quarter-mile intervals along the Lai Kha-Murng
Nawng road, to watch out for Shan soldiers. At each point, two people had to
guard for a week at a time, day and night.

After being relocated to Lai Kha, villagers who had fields close to the main
Lai Kha-Murng Nawng Road were charged 180 kyats for written permission to
return and work on their fields.

FORCED RELOCATION IN KE SEE
No. of villages relocated: 364 
No. of households relocated: 11,663

Background of the area
The northern area of Ke See is mostly rolling hills, so most of the farmers
work on the hillsides, growing rice, peanuts and other crops in dry farms
rather than wet paddy fields. For that reason, rice is not sufficient for
consumption, and has to be brought from surrounding townships. But other
crops such as peanuts, coffee, tea and garlic were grown in abundance. To
the south, around the area of Murng Nawng, plentiful crops of rice were grown.

Relocation
In 1996, the relocations in Ke See were carried out between March and July.
Written relocation orders were sent to villages, ordering them to move
within 5 days. Villages to the north-east of the town of Ke See were
relocated down to the Ke See-Murng Su road. Villages to the south of Ke See
were relocated to sites close to the town or along the Ke See-Murng Nawng
road. Villages around Murng Nawng were relocated to Murng Nawng itself or to
sites along the Murng Nawng-Lai Kha road and the Murng Nawng-Kun Hing road.

In March 1997, Wan Zing relocation site to the south of Murng Nawng was
ordered to move to Lai Kha, and many of the houses in the site were burned
down. In May, Parng Peng relocation site was relocated to Lai Kha and also
burned down. Other relocation sites around Murng Nawng, namely Nam Mong,
Wiang Kao and Nong Aye were also relocated in May to the town of Murng Nawng
itself.

Extrajudicial killings in the Ke See township in 1997

SHRF has documented the following extrajudicial killings of villagers either
found near their old villages or in the actual relocation sites in the Ke
See area in 1997:

Date 	No. of villagers 	site of killing	killed by
	killed 				SLORC/SPDC							Batt./Reg.
1.4.97 	6 		nr. Murng Nawng 	Div. 55
22.4.97 	1 		Pang Po 		LIB 523
4.6.97 	2 		Nar Kaeng 	LIB 515
13.6.97 	2 		Nam Tum Ner	LIB 520
26.6.97 	8 	                   Huay Aw 		LIB 515
17.10.97 	14 		Murng Nawng 	LIB 424
27.11.97 	12 (shot in old 	Wan Parng 	LIB 524
	village, despite having
	written permission to
	return)

Total: 45 people killed

Conditions in the relocation sites
In 1996, there were reports of villagers relocated to sites around Murng
Nawng having to beg for food because they could not find work. Villagers in
the relocation site in Murng Nang were forced to work for the nearby army
camp. In Wan Zing relocation site, all the rice was confiscated from the
villagers by the SLORC and rationed out at a rate of 2 condensed milk cans
per person.

In 1997, those relocated to existing relocation sites, such as villagers
from Wan Zing who were relocated to the site of Parng Nim near Kho Lam,
found it even more difficult to survive than those previously relocated due
to the lack of land to cultivate:

"it's difficult for newcomers: the people relocated last year have planted
near the road, even though there is no water source, and the soil is bad.
The newcomers have nowhere left because they can't go far to plant their
fields in case they are shot." (SHRF interview with villager from Wan Zing,
Sept 28, 1997.)

According to an order issued by SPDC commander of LIB # 242 on December 1,
1997, villagers relocated to Murng Nawng were not allowed farther than a
radius of 3 miles from the town to farm their fields. If they wanted to go
farther they had to ask for a pass for not more than 7 days, and had to take
food for just that period. Villagers relocated to Ke See were also not
allowed beyond 3 miles from the town, and SLORC troops in the area of Wan
Khem deliberately destroyed fences of fields so that stray animals would
enter and trample on any remaining crops in the villages that had been
relocated.

Since December 1997, villagers relocated to Murng Nawng have been forced to
split rocks in the jungle in 5-day shifts to build a wall around the
military base, and to dig trenches around the base. They also have to guard
the motor roads in the area at half-mile intervals, 2 people at each spot
for 5 days at a time.

FORCED RELOCATION IN MURNG KERNG
No. of villages relocated: 186 
No. of households relocated: 8,681

Background of the area
Murng Kerng lies in the fertile plain of the Nam Teng river basin. Rice was
grown in abundance, as well as sesame and peanuts, and fruits such as
watermelons, pineapples and oranges. The oranges from Murng Kerng were
well-known even in central Burma.

Relocation
In 1996, villages to the east of the Nam Teng river were relocated by the
SLORC in April to sites along the main road north of Murng Kerng. Following
the surrender of some SSNA troops in the area in September 1996, some
villages were allowed to return home, but when resistance activity by the
SURA continued, the SLORC once again ordered the villagers back to the
relocation sites in mid-November.

In 1997, starting in April, the SLORC began ordering all the villages east
of Murng Kerng which had not been relocated in 1996 to move to sites to the
north and south of the town. Several villages in Yang Loi tract several
miles east of the town were burned to the ground. SLORC troops also spread
straw over the fields of villagers close to the town and burned the rice
seedlings. Village tracts to the very north of the township were also
relocated in June to the town of Bang Kay Too on the main road.

Following increased fighting between Shan troops and the SPDC troops in
November 1997, and the defection of large numbers of local Shan militia to
the Shan resistance, tracts to the west of Murng Kerng were also relocated
to the town.
								
Extrajudicial killings in Murng Kerng in 1997
SHRF has documented the following extrajudicial killings of villagers either
found near their old villages or in the actual relocation sites in the Murng
Kerng area in 1997:

Date 	No. of villagers 	site of killing	killed by
	killed				SLORC/SPDC							Batt./Reg.	
30.1.97 	1		Khai Yern		unknown
16.4.97 	3 (beaten to death) 	Loi Lam		LIB 515 		
17.6.97 	4		Wan Tong		local militia & SLORC
3.10.97 	3		Nar Mark Zawk	LIB 515
3.12.97	6		Murng Khun	LIB517

Total: 17 people killed

Conditions in relocation sites
In 1996, villagers relocated to sites along the main road north of Murng
Kerng were forced to build the road. It was forbidden to transport rice
along the road north of Murng Kerng. No one was allowed to purchase more
than one "bye" (tin) of rice at a time, in case they might be supplying the
Shan resistance.

Since 1997, villagers relocated along the road north and south of Murng
Kerng have been forbidden to go back and tend their fields farther than a
radius of 5 miles from the town.

FORCED RELOCATION IN MURNG NAI
No. of villages relocated: 99 
No. of households relocated: 3,870

Background of the area

The area of Murng Nai is renowned for its fertile farming land. Most of the
inhabitants are rice farmers, who also grow other crops such as peanuts,
soya beans, garlic and cabbages. In former times, farmers would always have
a surplus rice crop to sell to nearby areas such as Loi Lem.

Relocation
In 1996, relocation began in March, when soldiers from SLORC IB # 247 and IB
# 516 ordered the villages in the area of Keng Tong (in the east of the
township) to move to several relocation sites near military bases. Villages
west of the Nam Teng river were ordered to move to three main sites: Wan
Nong Koong Mong, Na Kan and Na Loi.

In early 1997, the relocation site of Na Loi, east of Murng Nai, and all the
villages in the area, were forced to move to the town of Murng Nail In June,
relocation sites around Keng Tong were also consolidated into two main
sites; they were given 5 days to move. In July 1997, the site of Wan Nong
Koong Mong was moved to Murng Nai.

Extrajudicial killings in Murng Nai township in 1997

SHRF has documented the following extrajudicial killings of villagers either
found near their old villages or in the actual relocation sites in the Murng
Nai area in 1997:

Date 	No. of villagers 	site of killing 	killed by
	killed 				SLORC/SPDC
					Batt./Reg.
23.1.97 	1 		Wan Hee 		LIB 518
30.5.97 	4 		Ton Hoong                  LIB 520
21.6.97 	3 		Keng Tong 	LIB 520
30.6.97 	12 village headmen 	Keng Tong 	LIB 332
	(tortured and killed)
13.11.97 	3 		Nawng Long 	from Taunggyi

Total: 	23 people killed

Conditions in the relocation sites
In 1996, rice was taken from the villagers in Keng Tong relocation site and
rationed back for 5 days at a time. In 1997, rice was also confiscated from
the relocated villagers in the Keng Tong area and given back at a rate of 2
tins a day.

A villager described the relocation site at Keng Tong in 1997 as follows:
"They (relocated villagers) lived all round the village and near the army
base. They built little huts. 2 or 3 families lived together in each hut. If
they had money, they could afford to buy the straw roofing and live
separately. If not, they would have to share a hut...Last year (1996) they
could go back and work their fields. But this year, the situation is a lot
of worse. If anyone goes back to their houses, they will be shot by the
SLORC immediately. A lot have died. . . Before I came (to Thailand), 5-6
people were killed to the north of our area. To the west, several groups of
2-3 were killed. I was very afraid!" (KHRG interview with villager from Nam
Tum village, August 30, 1997)

FORCED RELOCATION IN LARNG KHER
No. of villages relocated: 31 
No. of households relocated: 1,157

Background of the area
Larng Kher is in the fertile lower plain of the Nam Teng river basin, with a
relatively warmer climate than the rest of Shan State. Most of the people
are farmers, and the area is famous for its high quality tobacco. Sugarcane,
betel nut, limes, coconut, and sesame were also grown in abundance.

Relocation
In 1996, relocations began in March, and were carried out by SLORC IB # 99
stationed at Larng Kher and IB # 55 from Murng Ban. Villagers were given
between 3 and 6 days to move and were ordered to move to the site of Nong
Long, north-east of Larng Kher. They were told that they would be killed if
they did not comply.

In 1997, ten more villages closer to Larng Kher were ordered to move to Nong
Long or Larng Kher itself.

Conditions in the relocation sites
The relocated villagers at Murng Zarng were permitted to return to work on
their fields 5 days a week, but they had to ask for permission, and had to
return to Murng Zarng for the remaining two days in the week. They also had
to regularly present themselves to the military authorities to have their
names checked every few days.

Similarly, villagers relocated to Murng Ord were allowed to return to work
on their fields if they had a pass from the local military camp.

The relocation program was not continued in 1997, as there were no SURA
troops operating in the area.

FORCED RELOCATION IN MURNG PAN
No. of villages relocated: 61 
No. of households relocated: 2,031

Background of the area

The southern part of Murng Pan is thickly forested with teak. The valleys in
the northern part are highly fertile, and rice, onions, garlic, sugar-cane
and peanuts, soya-beans and sesame were grown in abundance.

In 1996, the SLORC confiscated the rice-fields to the west of the town in an
area of about 4 square kilometers, giving no compensation to the owners.
They then divided up the land into plots of about 10 yds x 10 yds, and sold
them off at about 20,000-30,000 kyats each. At the same time, the
long-standing Muslim quarter (about 80 households) in the east of the town
was ordered to move, without compensation, to the old cemetery to the west
of the town.

Relocation
There was no forced relocation of villages in this area in 1996. However, in
1997 the SURA began operating in Murng Pan, and in May of 1997 the SLORC
responded by ordering outlying villages to relocate to the town and along
the main road. Initially 47 villages were forced to move. They were given 12
days to move in. Then on July 8, there was a Shan army attack on a police
outpost at the western gate of the town, and further villages were forced to
relocate to Murng Pan.

Extrajudicial killings in Murng Pan township in 1997
SHRF has documented the following extrajudicial killings of villagers either
found near their old villages or in the actual relocation sites in the Murng
Pan area in 1997:

Date 	No. of villagers 	site of killing 	killed by
	killed 				SLORC/SPDC
					Batt./Reg.
early Apr.	2 (beaten to death) 	Kan Kan 		Loi Bo Ma-1
7.6.97 	3 (beaten to death) 	Wan long 		LIB 332
8.6.97 	1 (beaten to death) 	Murng Pan mil. base 	LIB 520
13.6.97 	5 (beaten to death) 	west of Murng Pan 	LIB 332
13.6.97 	2 		Pung Khin 		LIB 332
4.8.97 	3 		Ho Lin, Loi Noi, 	LIB 332
			Kung Kaeng
13.9.97 	1 old woman 	Wo Lai		LIB 331
	(burned alive)
14.9.97 	6 		Wan Tham 		LIB 331
8.10.97 	14 (tortured, killed 	Nar Paw		LIB 332
	despite having 
	written permission to
	return to their village)

Total: 37 people killed

Conditions in the relocation sites
Nothing was provided for the villagers in the relocation areas. Since the
relocations began in May 1997, the villagers have not been allowed further
than a radius of 3 kilometers from Murng Pan to cultivate their fields.

Some of the villagers who had been relocated to the town have ended up
buying plots of the land to the west of town that had been confiscated by
the army in 1996.

FORCED RELOCATION IN MURNG PAENG
No. of villages relocated: 24 
No. of households relocated: 285

Background of the area
The town of Murng Paeng is a major trading post on the main road from Kun
Hing to Keng Tung. The north of the area is flat, producing coconuts and
sesame, as well as rice. The area of Murng Bu Long to the south lies in a
valley surrounded by mountains.

Relocation
Many of the villages in the Murng Bu Long area were relocated by the SLORC
in 1993-4, when there was fighting between the MTA and the local Lahu
militia. However, the villages were later ordered back to the area.

On December 22, 1997, following movement by Shan troops in the area, 24
villages, both Lahu and Shan, were ordered to move again to Murng Pu Long
and Murng Leng. They were given 7 days to move.

Lahu refugees arriving at the Thai-Burma border have reported how their
livestock and possessions were robbed by the SPDC troops who carried out the
relocations. The troops accused the women in the villages of "cooking for
the Shan soldiers," and some were raped.

FORCED RELOCATION IN LOI LEM
No. of villages relocated: 129 
No. of households relocated: 2,445

Background of the area
The town of Parng Long in Loi Lem is famous for being where the Parng Long
Agreement was signed in 1948. This was the treaty that bound together the
Union of Burma until Ne Win seized power in 1962 and nullified the agreement.

The majority of the population in the Parng Long area are farmers. Crops
include rice, tea and cheroot-leaves. The town is also famous as being one
of the biggest trading centres in Shan State, and has a large Chinese
community. Some territories in Loi Lem are under the control of the PaO
ceasefire groups.

Relocation
There were no relocations in Loi Lem in 1996 or in 1997, as no Shan
resistance troops were operating there. Even now, there has been no fighting
with Shan troops in the area, but in January 1998, SPDC troops began
ordering villages in the areas to the north of the township to move to the
town of Parng Long. They gave them 5-7 days to move. When villagers were
found in the villages after the deadline, their houses were burned down, and
they were beaten.

Extrajudicial killings in the relocation areas

SHRF has documented the rape and killing of a woman from Parng Long near Hai
Narng by SPDC troops from LIB 513 on November 23 1997.

Conditions in the relocation sites
Nothing has been provided in the relocation site. The rice of the villagers
has been confiscated by the army and then rationed back. The villagers that
have moved there are not allowed to return to their fields, and have been
forced to work digging bunkers and building fences at the nearby army camp.
Some have been taken as porters. People are surviving by doing wage labour
on local people's farms and by cutting firewood to sell.

FORCED RELOCATION IN HO PONG
No. of villages relocated: 17 
No. of households relocated: 243

Background of the area
The southern part of Ho Pong is extremely fertile, and is one of the main
rice-growing areas of the whole Shan State. The northern area is
mountainous, and cheroot-leaves are grown there.

There are many Pa-O living in the area, and both Pa-O ceasefire groups
operate there.

Relocation
In 1996 and 1997 there were no relocations, but in January 1998, at the same
time as in Loi Lem, SPDC troops began ordering villages in the north-east of
the township to move down to Parng Long in Loi Lem township. They accused
the villagers of supporting the Shan resistance in the area, even though
there had been no incidences of fighting. Villagers were given 5-7 days to
move. Several villages were burned down.

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