PDF terrorist groups hiding in the jungles located by Yinmabin, Gangaw and Mingin Townships of Sagaing Region, are carrying out abduction and killings of innocent people as well as civil servants. Some local ethnic people tip-offed the security forces that those terrorist groups are carrying arms, ammunition and explosives via Palaung area to commit acts of terrorism by contacting with NUG and CRPH, and hiding around the area near Kontha village in Namhsan Township. Responding to the tip-off, Tatmadaw military columns conducted an airborne operation to contain terrorists and seize arms and ammunition on 7 December. The fighting with PDF terrorists repeatedly broke ouk throughout 12 December and Tatmadaw military columns seized arms, ammunition and explosives alongside dead bodies of PDF terrorists. Some materials were blown up at the scene. Some Tatmadaw officers and other ranks fell and wounded in the battle.
At the start of the fighting with the terrorist groups in the Palaung area, TNLA ethnic armed organization exchanged fire with military columns because of their misunderstanding. Since the Tatmadaw clarified to the TNLA that the fighting was targeted only on NUG, CRPH and PDF terrorist groups committing destructive acts on the public, the TNLA has understood and accepted it later.
As local ethnic people, who are terrified with worry about the terrorist acts of so-called PDF terrorists and have no tolerance for such acts, provided the information about the movements of terrorist groups in time, arms and ammunition of terrorists who are going to make destructive acts could be seized. It is announced that the entire population are urged to provide secret report about the movements of terrorist groups to the nearest security personnel and participate in restoring community peace and stability.
Source: Myawady Daily Newspaper (18-12-2022)
- Local ethnic people living in mountainous village, who oppose destructive acts for community peace and stability as well as terrorist acts, informed the Tatmadaw that PDF terrorist groups, under the direction of NUG and CRPH, are carrying arms, ammunition and explosives and hiding around the area near Kontha village in Namhsan Township of Kyaukme District. According to the tip-off, Tatmadaw military columns conducted an airborne operation to fight terrorists in time and seized arms and ammunition.
- At the start of the fighting with the terrorist groups in the Palaung area, TNLA ethnic armed organization exchanged fire with military columns because of their misunderstanding. Since the Tatmadaw clarified to the TNLA that the fighting was targeted only on NUG, CRPH and PDF terrorist groups committing destructive acts on the public, the TNLA has understood and accepted it later.