SHAN STATE – The allied revolutionary forces launched an attack on Momeik City in the early morning of January 6, reported the residents of the city.
“After PSLF/TNLA captured the junta council’s Sinkin camp at the entrance of Momeik, KIA, TNLA and PDF joint forces launched an attack on Momeik. This could be called the battle to seize Momeik,” said a resident.
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has announced that PSLF/TNLA successfully captured and cleared Kyankan (Sinkin) camp in Momeik Township that was stationed by junta forces from military operations command 21 and infantry 223 on January 5 around 5:30 a.m. TNLA forces attacked the camp on January 3 and successfully captured it three days later on January 5 morning and it was also informed that there were weapons, ammunition and military equipment seized from the camp.
During the attack on Sinkin (Kyankan) camp, the junta base in Momeik fired 17 rounds of heavy artillery and the junta air force also launched two airstrikes using jet fighters.