A local military source and officials said that the rebel forces have captured five military council bases in southern Kalay Township, Sagaing Region. The Military council and Pyu Saw Htee suffered heavy casualties and about 30 wounded in the battles to capture the bases. “The only ones that can be captured are the military bases on the Kalay-Gangaw road. The military council situation is such that five enemy bases can be captured,” said an official from the Kalay township’s People’s Administration.
According to the military source, the five bases captured by the rebel forces are the military bases in Kabarni, Aung Thayar (new and old villages), Mantaw and Kanthayar villages. “They also have a lot of weapons,” he added. The military bases in southern Kalay were attacked on February 11 and five bases were captured on February 16, 2025.
After the camps were captured, the Military Council’s airstrikes forced at least 10,000 villagers from 15 villages to flee, according to a refugee aid worker. “People from Yeshin, Inn Kyun, Kyauk se, Kukain, Shiataw, Nua Ywa, Tin Thar, Kyauk Phu, Do Nwe, Ashih Shi, Min Hla, Shia Pho, Mantaw, Aung Mingalar and Si Taw villages are fleeing into the forest,” he said.
On February 14, the military council’s airstrikes killed seven villagers, including a child from Kyaw and Than Pho villages and a CDM school teacher. From February 12 to 16, the military council carried out at least 15 airstrikes in southern Kalay Township, dropping hundreds of bombs.
The threat of airstrikes by the Military council has forced the closure of festivals, charity events, The Kalay Township People’s Administration has issued a statement to keep funerals quiet and not to use loudspeakers at all. In addition, some PDFs have requested that rice mills be stopped if possible so that they can hear the sound of military drones and aircraft clearly when operating in Kalay Township.
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