BAGO DIVISION – According to the Southern Magway People’s Defence Force, a battle broke out between the revolutionary alliance forces and the fascist junta council troops on the border of Minhla township, Bago division and Mindon township, Magway division. During the battle, two junta council troops were said to have been killed and many were injured.
At around 7:40 a.m. on May 1, while the junta council column consisting of the junta council troops from the division 88, Pyu Saw Htee militants and the recruits who have currently graduated from the military training, raided into the villages in Minhla township and ransacked, a skirmish broke out against Minhla PDF near Kyauksi village which is located on the border of Minhla township and Mindon township.
During the confrontation, the revolutionary alliance forces blasted the junta council column. Due to the mine attack, two junta council troops were killed and many were injured.
On May 2, the revolutionary forces blasted the junta council convoy while the junta council troops retreated from the battlefield by carrying the junta council dead bodies and the injured troops, towards Pathein-Monywa road.
During the stated mine attack, one junta council vehicle was damaged and many were injured. It was known that they (the junta council troops) are preparing to transfer the injured officers to Minhla town.
That attack was jointly carried out by the Southern Magway People’s Defence Force, West Rivers Army, Key Of Revolution along with Minhla PDF. Southern Magway People’s Defence Force also issued that as the revolutionary forces are going to accelerate the revolutionary movements, they appealed to the public to obey and cooperate with the announcements which will be made by the revolutionary forces timely.