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SAGAING DIVISION – Mr. Kyaw Zaw, the spokesperson of the National Unity Government (NUG) President’s Office, explained that the revolutionary forces made a temporary retreat from Kawlin in consideration of the safety of the people as the terrorist junta council launched massive offensives using both air and ground forces.
Starting around 7:45 p.m. on February 3, the terrorist junta council launched an offensive on Kawlin using four columns from the north and south of the city and used countless air and artillery strikes.
The terrorist junta columns torched and destroyed all the villages on their way and looted the items belonging to the civilians as they handed to Kawlin, resulting in fierce clashes against the revolutionary forces. And as the security of the civilians were at risk, the revolutionary forces had to fall back temporarily.
“In Kawlin, they launched offensives with massive forces, bombed from the air and fired with cannons. Our revolutionary forces take into consideration, the safety of the civilians and the state of the city. Also, as per military strategy, we made sure to bear as little unnecessary losses as possible and especially considered the wellbeing of the people and their housings. Now, majority of Kawlin has fallen under the junta battalions. This, in military terms, we sometimes have to take one step back to move two steps forward. The situation in Kawlin is similar to that. In order to move two or three steps forward, we decided to, especially after considering the safety of the people, make a temporary retreat,” said Mr. Kyaw Zaw.
At present, there are intense battles between the revolutionary forces and the terrorist junta forces in the surroundings of Kawlin City.