In a remote part of Myanmar's far west lives a centuries-old community of hunters. Traditionally, the Chin people kill wild boar, goat and deer for food. But lately, their skills have been deployed to deal with something else: the Myanmar military.
As bombs rain down on Myanmar's hotbeds of rural resistance, tens of thousands flee to the jungle without food or waterBy Helen Regan and Sandi Sidhu, CNN In a remote part of Myanmar's far west, where narrow roads zigzag through treacherous mountain passes and villages nestle on precipitous slopes and ridges, lives a centuries-old community of hunters.
Traditionally, the Chin people used their intimate knowledge of this hilly, jungle terrain and homemade hunting rifles, called Tumi, to kill wild boar, goat and deer for food. But lately their skills have been deployed to hunt a far more vicious prey: the Myanmar military.
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