SAGAING DIVISION – An officer from People’s Defence Force – South Monywa stated that two were killed on the spot in the attack on the terrorist junta soldiers and their subordinate Pyu Saw Htee (Pyu) thugs extorting the civilians on the Monywa-Chaung U Road Section in Monywa Township.
At around 1:20 p.m. on Saturday (July 22), the joint forces of Pyu thugs from Tawpu Village in Monywa Township and junta soldiers stationed at Swanye Htet Gas Station that numbered around 50 were extorting money from the traveling civilians when they were attacked and the two junta soldiers that came out to grab water were killed.
“We shot at the two that came out to grab water and withdrew. Those two soldiers were killed on the spot. We attacked with both mortars and sub-machine guns. There was also a short clash as we had to hold the line to make sure they couldn’t come after us. There were 15 dogs (soldiers) just in the building and combined with the hidden sentries in that area, there must have been around 50 of junta soldiers and Pyu thugs,” said the officer from People’s Defence Force – South Monywa.
The attack was said to be carried out by Company 1 and 3 of Monywa District Battalion 11 (People’s Defence Force – South Monywa) and Monywa Special Dake Dake Kyel PDF and two members of the PDF were said to be lightly injured.