SAGAING DIVISION – Local PDF comrades surrounded and attacked the Naung Gyi Ai Police Station, killing around 18 junta soldiers and police, while others fled, according to the statement of the National Unity Government of Myanmar – NUG, Ministry of Defense.
Since September 10, 2021, junta soldiers have been stationed at that police station, carrying out arson attacks, murdering civilians, and looting items, NUG-MOD added.
Since November 2, 2023, PDF comrades helped civilians flee to a safe place. After that, Ayardaw Township People’s Defence Team 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 comrades, and Monywa District Battalion 6, 18, 19, 24 and 26 comrades surrounded and attacked Naung Gyi Ai Police Station day and night, which has 32 junta soldiers and police.
During the attacks, around 18 junta members were killed, and other junta troops fled on December 23 because of military pressure by PDF comrades, said NUG.
“We carried out the clearance operation at Naung Gyi Ai Police Station and systematically confiscated the documents left by junta soldiers. We returned the items and rice bags that were looted by the junta soldiers of Naung Gyi Ai Police Station,” said an official of Ayardaw PDF.
During their retreat, comrades chased and attacked them, killing at least 15 junta soldiers, he added. “We also intercepted the junta soldiers who fled. Around 15 junta troops, including junta officers, might be killed. We couldn’t clear all because of Mi-35 attacks from Monywa Military Headquarters,” said an official.
Then, the junta soldiers carried the dead bodies and wounded soldiers and retreated to Ayardaw Town, said local comrades.
On December 23, local revolutionary comrades carried out the clearance operation at Naung Gyi Ai Police Station.