Four Burma Army soldiers died and several others suffered injuries during a firefight with locals in Burma’s Sagaing Region on Sunday, April 4.

Gun battles with residents from Tamu town armed with homemade hunting rifles have broken out for several days, with causalities on both sides.

A resident from the town located next to the Indian border told Khonumthung News that no civilians got hurt during the violence on Sunday, which lasted from 3pm to 6pm. He said a military vehicle was damaged.

Although the man wasn’t sure if fighting continued on Monday, he heard that soldiers were patrolling the area in civilian vehicles.

On April 3, people torched two sentry stations and a bridge in Tamu. Residents set up a sandbag blockage at a fire camp near Namphalong market, which prevented firefighters from responding to the attack.

The day before an policeman who joined the Civil Disobedience Movement led an attack on a military camp in Myoma ward-14 and a firefighting camp in Namphalong ward-13 in Tamu town. During the attack on the camp at least five soldiers were killed, including the policeman.