Military News
1. The junta gate camp which was extorting money from travelers and passing by vehicles near Taung Pon Village on Chaung U-Monywa Road was attacked
Monywa District Battalion 12 reported that the People’s Defense Forces intercepted a junta gate camp engaged in extorting money from travelers and passing vehicles near Taung Pon Village on the Chaung U-Monywa Road on May 9 at 11:25 a.m.
According to reports, alliance revolutionary forces intercepted the junta gate after five days of preparation upon receiving information that approximately 10 junta troops were using a betel shop near Taung Pon Village on the Chaung U-Monywa highway to collect money forcibly from travelers and passing vehicles daily.
After an exchange of fire lasting 15 minutes, three soldiers were observed to have fallen and died. However, due to the remaining soldiers firing hand grenades, the revolutionary comrades were unable to retrieve their weapons. All revolutionary comrades retreated unharmed.
The operation was jointly conducted by Monywa District Battalion 12, Company 3 – Thunder Company, and the Anyathian Revolutionary Syndicate (ARS).
2. The military council massacred more than 30 people, including members of the USDP Party, in Lethtoketaw Village, Sagaing District
On May 11, around 5:00 a.m., No. 1 Military Region reported that more than 30 people, including members of the USDP Party, were massacred by the military council in Lethtoketaw Village, Sagaing District.
Reports indicate that the military council launched approximately 30 drone-dropped bombs and fired heavy weapons into Lethtoketaw Village in Myinmu Township, Sagaing District, without encountering resistance, resulting in the destruction of homes.
Additionally, military council troops killed 31 villagers, including 24 men and 1 woman who were hiding inside a monastery. Ten wounded individuals were reported; one died while being transported to the hospital. Among the deceased were some members of the USDP Party, and around 20 women were also abducted.
This brutal massacre, arson, and arrests were carried out by joint forces, including Light Infantry Battalion 13 (LIB-13) stationed at Gway Pin Taw Village monastery in Myinmu Township, Sagaing Division; No. 909 Battlefield Engineer Battalion (SaAYa-909), a mobile unit formed by veterans; about 40 members of Pyu Saw Htee; and approximately 30 forces from No. 929 Logistic and Communication Battalion (HtaPaYa-929) from Nat Yay Kan Village, Chaung U Township, Monywa District. They raided the village, firing heavy weapons, killing civilians, and setting fires.
3. A civilian died by hitting the heavy weapon fired by the military council into the villages in Kyaikhto Township
The KNU – Doothahtu (Thaton) District has reported that a local resident was killed when military council troops deliberately fired on Zee Pyaung Village in Kyaikhto Township, Mon State.
On May 6, between 4:20 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., Artillery Battalion 301 of the Military Council fired four 120-mm howitzers, one of which exploded in a rubber farm at the outskirts of Zee Pyaung Village, resulting in the death of a civilian.
The deceased was U Than Aung, a 45-year-old villager from Zee Pyaung Village, who was struck by shrapnel while collecting rubber resin at approximately 4:52 a.m. He received immediate medical treatment at a local clinic due to life-threatening injuries but succumbed to his injuries the following day (May 7) at 8:05 a.m.
The KNU also reported ongoing human rights violations by coup military council camps, including deliberate firing on residential areas.
4. 2 local residents died and at least 10 were injured due to the firing of heavy weapons by the military council after blowing up the bridge in Bilin
Rehmonnya FM, a local news agency, reported that after detonating the Kyon Eik Bridge on the Yangon-Mawlamyine highway, the Military Council’s Artillery Battalion – 314 (AMaTa-314) retaliated by firing heavy weapons into nearby villages, resulting in the deaths of 2 local residents and injuries to at least 10 others.
On May 11, around 2:00 a.m., KNLA and PDF teams attacked junta soldiers guarding the Kyon Eik Bridge on the border of Thaton and Bilin, subsequently destroying the bridge.
Following the bridge’s destruction, the Military Council’s Artillery Battalion – 314 (AMaTa-314), stationed in Ziwun Village, launched heavy weapons into Awungyi Village and Daukyet Village. Local residents reported approximately 6 shells exploding in the villages.
The explosion of these heavy weapons resulted in the deaths of a married couple from Awungyi Village due to shrapnel, with 6 others injured and 2 houses damaged. Additionally, 8 local residents from Daukyet Village sustained injuries.
Furthermore, on June 29, 2023, around 4:30 a.m., the Kyon Eik Bridge was mined. At 6:00 a.m., military council troops and departmental officials inspecting the damaged bridge were once again attacked, resulting in the death of 1 person and injuries to 28 others.
According to surveys conducted by the Lagun Eain newsletter published by the NRFF, in the past two months, up to 31 civilians have been killed and 30 injured due to landmines and heavy weapon fire in Mon State.
5. Myo Thit Town in Tamu District was captured and 21 police surrendered raising the white flag
The Military Region announced that from May 7, 5:00 a.m., to May 11, 10:00 a.m., Myo Thit Town in Tamu District was attacked and captured, with 21 police officers surrendering by raising the white flag.
Led by the Tamu District Commander, joint forces from Tamu District Battalion 2, Special Operations Force Battalion 9, the Kuki National Army (KNA) (B), and the National Liberation Army (NLA) attacked 250 troops of IB-228, SNA Brigade-891 Battalion 3, Kathe Force, Police Force, and Pyu Saw Htee militia based in Myo Thit Town, Tamu Township, Tamu District. The Tamu Township PaKaFa also reinforced the battle.
During the battle, 21 police officers surrendered by raising the white flag. The casualties of the enemy have yet to be confirmed. Among those who surrendered were Inspector Kyaw Kyaw Naing, Sub-Inspector Kyaw Kyaw Lwin, and Sub-Inspector Myo Thant.
In the city capture battle, 29 small arms, 12 rounds of 60-mm grenades, 5 Enagas, a front mine, 3 station jammers, 34 magazines, and some ammunition were seized from the enemy.
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