SAGAING DIVISION – According to the locals all of the junta council troops have withdrawn their military base camp in Banmauk township, Sagaing division, without ongoing battles.
A man who lives in Banmauk town mentioned that the junta council servants from Settaw military camp hill (locally called) where the combination of the junta council’s division 77 and Pyu Saw Htee militants were stationed, on the early morning of December 2. It was located more than one mile away from the western part of Banmauk town.
He continued that “they (the junta council servants) retreated on the morning of December 2. There is no one left in the camp. They moved to the military camp in Banmauk town. They cleared the Settaw military camp and don’t stationed in the camp. They carried away all of the ammunition.”
The locals mentioned that there were around 50 junta council troops, the combination of the junta council troops and Pyu Saw Htee militants, in the Settaw military camp. They (the junta council servants) were preparing for the withdrawal since two days ago and they withdrew on December 2.
After the coup d’état, there are only three junta council camps were left under the control of the junta council in Banmauk township; Myaung Lel village military camp, Settaw village military camp and the military camp in Banmauk town. At the moment, only two military camps have left as Settaw military camp was retreated.
Another local man mentioned that “only Settaw military camp, Banmauk military camp and Kyaing Lel military camp were under the control of the junta council since the coup. At the moment, there are only two camps were left as Settaw military camp was retreated without ongoing battles.”
It was known that the confrontations broke out between the revolutionary forces and the fascist junta council troops around 10 days ago between Banmauk town and Indaw town, Banmauk township. But there were no any battles in Settaw village.
The locals mentioned that it is difficult to guess why the junta council troops defected their camp without ongoing battles.
Settaw village military camp was one of the military camps in Banmauk region which was stationed since before the coup.
