Myanmar military convoy displaces 10,000 in Pauk township during strategic resupply mission

Mizzima

Nearly 10,000 villagers have been forced to flee their homes in Magway Region’s Pauk Township as a large military convoy moved through the area to resupply pro-junta militias.

According to local humanitarian organizations, the convoy consisting of approximately 400 soldiers entered the township on 19 March, primarily to deliver food and ammunition to Pyu Saw Htee-controlled strongholds, including the villages of Tatkone, Pinhtaung, and Thitchokone.

During the advance, military forces reportedly utilized heavy artillery and drone strikes to clear the path, leading to the displacement of residents from 14 villages, including Kyathaik, Thaputsu, Thayetlaypin, Laelan, Tharaphi, and Ywartharaye.

An official from the Pauk Township Social Work and Humanitarian Affairs Department confirmed on the morning of 1 April that soldiers have been systematically looting abandoned homes. Valuable household possessions and livestock were seen being collected and piled on a football field in Thaputsu village for transport.

The situation for the displaced population is critical, as many of these communities had already suffered from prior arson attacks in late 2025 and early 2026. With their remaining food stores and hidden belongings seized, the nearly 10,000 IDPs currently sheltering in nearby forests and fields are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, including clean water, temporary shelter, and emergency food supplies.

Local resistance forces have reportedly engaged the convoy in several skirmishes along the southern Pauk highway, but the military continues to maintain control over the primary logistics routes.