MAGWAY DIVISION – The representative of Magway Division PDF (People’s Defence Force) said that they are now able to launch attacks on any junta bases in Magway Division where there is the highest number of junta weapon factories.
The National Unity Government (NUG) Ministry of Defence (MOD) had previously said that Magway Division has the highest number of the junta council’s weapon production factories, making it a key area for junta weapon production and that NUG has control over the territories to the west of the Irrawaddy River in the division.
The representative, Mr. Tagun said this in a weekly program of an online broadcast. He also mentioned that small arms provided by the NUG MOD is not enough to launch those attacks, requiring higher production of long range weapons and for defence forces to follow rules and orders.
He continued that even though there were only few PDF battalions in Magway in the past, there are now up to 51 battalions established and many defence forces have come under the MOD.
In the past, local defence forces fought against the junta regime in their own ways but there are now Division and District Command offices arranging operations for them to fight unitedly and providing military training where necessary.
The NUG MOD has reported that since the start of the Spring Revolution, there have been over 1,300 battles and nearly 2,000 mine attacks and ambushes in Magway Division that killed over 4,000 junta forces.