SAGAING DIVISION – According to the locals, the junta council has launched aerial bombardments over Tigyaing town where the intense battles have broken out, at around 3 p.m. on October 30.
It was known that the junta council launched aerial bombardments using helicopters near the cemetery in Tigyaing no.5 ward.
A local mentioned that “the area where the junta council launched airstrikes is a ward in the downtown, between the cemetery and Kyat Thon Khin village. The number of the casualties are still under investigation. The junta council launched airstrikes twice.”
The intense battles are breaking out in Tigyaing township and the junta council have conducted aerial bombardments daily.
The Northern Alliance of Burma issued a statement on October 30 saying that “the Operation 1027 is being performed not only in the Northern Shan state but also in Tigyaing township, Sagaing division and the battles are intense in those regions.”