MANDALAY DIVISION – Mandalay People Defense Force (MDY-PDF) issued a statement saying that MDY-PDF has completely captured the junta council’s military base camp in War Poe Chat village, Singu township, Mandalay division and managed to confiscate numerous ammunition. During the camp capturing battle, 11 junta council troops including one lieutenant colonel were killed and 15 troops surrendered under MDY-PDF.
MDY-PDF issued on April 30 saying that on the morning of April 28, MDY-PDF completely captured the junta council’s military base camp in War Poe Chat village, Singu township. During that battle, 11 junta council troops including the lieutenant colonel Tin Ko were killed. Moreover, 15 junta council troops surrendered under MDY-PDF. They (MDY-PDF) managed to confiscate 19 small arms, one 60 mm mortar and numerous ammunition.
Mr. Osmond, the accountable person to MDY-PDF mentioned that “it has been so long that the junta council troops have been stationed in War Poe Chat village, Singu township. Therefore, we conducted offensive attacks over them.”
The comrades from MDY-PDF managed to retreat successfully, they also managed to capture the junta council’s another small camp into the bargain.
The locals mentioned that the junta council troops were being attacked while they were stationing in the compound of gold mine field owned by a Chinese boss.
A local scout comrade mentioned that “the junta council column which had arrived on the evening of April 27, was attacked on the next morning. San ge site has been sold out since a long time ago. It was owned by a Chinese boss who have married to a Wetlet local woman.”
It has been reported that the fierce battles are currently breaking out between MDY-PDF and the fascist junta council troops near Thayetkone village, Nawngkhio township daily. And the junta council performed aerial attacks almost everyday.