Conflict in Myanmar Drives 4,000 Refugees into Mizoram

Key Points

• 1A battle between two ethnic armed groups in Myanmar has forced some 4,000 Chin people to seek refuge in Mizoram.
• 2Refugees began crossing a border bridge at Zokhawthar and the Tiau river since gunfights broke out on July 3.
• 3The refugees are taking shelter in homes of relatives, schools, and community halls, concentrated in Zokhawthar and Vaphai villages.
• 4Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma’s political adviser held talks with leaders of the extremist groups for cessation of violence.
• 5The Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) fought the Chinland Defence Force-Hualngoram (CDF-H) for control of areas deemed strategic for border trade.
• 6The CNDF captured all eight camps of the CDF-H after two days of fighting.