A 150-strong Military Council column began burning 3 villages south of Ye-U township in Sagaing on December 10th. Within a week they had burnt down 19 villages, causing more than 6000 victims of the arson attack, a person who helps victims of the arson attacks told KNG. The Mawlaik-based 364th Infantry Battalion and the Hmawbi-based 701st Infantry Battalion joined forces to