Military council troops stationed in the southern part of Kone Thar village, Kayah (Karenni) State and started using heavy artillery on September 30.

Fighting between military junta forces and Local resistance forces has been going on at nearby Kone Thar village, four miles from Loikaw township.

More than 10 houses in Kone Thar village, which has more than 400 houses, were set on fire by military council troops, and residents of the village and nearby villages were forced to flee their homes