According to media reports and residents, 11 Myanmar soldiers were arrested in a rural area in central Myanmar. They then shot and set fire to the bodies.

Residents claimed that the charred remains of victims could still be found alive in the village of Sagaing after fighting broke out between militia and security forces in Sagaing.

Videos purportingly to show burned bodies were circulated via social media. Some media, such as the Myanmar Now news portal, published images.

Reuters couldn’t independently verify authenticity of footage, or claim over the death of 11 people. The military junta spokesperson did not respond to calls for comment.

The volunteer aid worker, who requested not to be named, stated that troops from the telephone had arrived in Don Taw early Tuesday morning and killed the victims around 11:00 a.m. on the same day.

The volunteer said that the troops had been brutally murdering anyone they could find, and it wasn’t clear if these victims were civilians or militia members.

Myanmar’s situation has been chaotic since Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected democratic government was toppled by military forces in February. Protests arose and large numbers of people formed the People’s Defence Forces or PDF militias in order to challenge the armies.

Kyaw Wanna, an officer of the PDF in the region said via telephone that soldiers had arrived with weapons. Those detained were then taken to a field close to the village and killed.

According to another volunteer aid worker, about 3000 people fled the five affected villages and went into hiding fearful for their lives.

One relative said that Htet Ko was 22 years old and a student at university. He wasn’t a member or any militia, and he wasn’t armed.

This is unacceptable. “This is inhumane.” The relative said that the man tried to escape but was wounded by gunfire.

Dr Sasa is a spokesperson for Myanmar’s shadow civil government, which was established following the coup.

A post on social networking showed that he had listed the 11 names, including one of 14 boys.

He stated that “these horrific attacks demonstrate the lack of respect for human life” by the military.

A monitoring group, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners or AAPP (Assistance Association for Political Prisoners), claims that more than 10.700 civilians have been held and 1300 were killed since the military gained power.

Military claims that AAPP biases and exaggerates data, and that there have been hundreds of deaths among soldiers.