Hours later, a resistance group known as Nga Pyae Ma claimed responsibility for the killing, posting the video clip on Facebook and Telegram. The unity government’s People’s Defense Force has more than 60,000 fighters organized into battalions, he said, and a similar number make up local resistance groups such as the Nga Pyae Ma. The organized battalions are mainly engaged in fighting the Tatmadaw in the jungles, while the resistance groups operate in towns and cities, where they carry out guerrilla attacks. He was shot dead in the street in January by a local resistance group calling itself the Zarmani Guerrilla Force. He had also donated money to a local resistance group, his son said.

Source: Bangkok Post June 06, 2022 15:37 UTC