MANDALAY DIVISION – Residents said that the battles are fierce in Natogyi, Myingyan and Taung Tha of Mandalay Division, and the junta council is also firing from the air.
There are fierce battles between both sides after PDF troops attacked Natogyi police station and the terrorist soldiers guarding at the gas pipeline from 5:00 a.m. on August 5.
“They have been fighting in those two places since early in the morning. I don’t know exactly but around five bombs were dropped from airplanes. I heard they seized the camp and set it on fire,” said a resident who lives near Natogyi.
Some residents said that some of the Natogyi residents were trapped and the condition of the damages due to the air strike was not known.
A resident from the north of Natogyi said that “It is totally impossible to go outside the town. We heard the sound of planes and bombing.”
Local residents said that PDFs blocked the Myingyan – Natogyi Road.
Junta council’s propaganda telegram channels described that the gate at the exit of Natogyi to Myingyan has fallen.
Moreover, the junta council’s propaganda telegram channels wrote that the junta council troops deployed at the Wea Laung sub-station at Taung Tha Township were attacked simultaneously by local PDFs, a sergeant and an administrator were killed and four PDF members were captured.
Similarly, the military council troops in Myingyan Town were attacked at 4 o’clock in the morning on August 10. The Terrorist junta council Telegram channels wrote that the junta bases were attacked with 15 short-range missiles.
Local PDFs were contacted to ask about the fighting but they have yet to accept the phone call.
