The Sagaing Division of the Burmese National Revolutionary Army (BNRA) and its allies that started last Monday. The Battle of Pale town continues for three days and the Military Council forces are fighting back with air support. On November 11th, the Burmese National Revolution Army (BNRA) and its partners attacked the general administration office and police station in Pale town, which is only more than 30 miles away from Monywa town, where the Northwest Regional Military Headquarters (NAM) is based on the other side of the Chindwin river.
The air force has been shelling the area where the battles are intense for the capture of Pale town, and today (November 13) there have been at least five airstrikes, according to the resistance groups of BNRA. U Zaw Hteet, the leader of Pale Township Public Administration, said that they are firing today using attack helicopters. “The fighting continues. I am currently shooting with the Mi 35. The air force has been firing several jets since morning, and now the jets and MI 35s are firing again. At the moment, we are shooting at the town, “ he said this afternoon.
U Zaw Hteet added that two civilians, two men and one woman were killed in the airstrike, and efforts are still being made to determine the exact number of victims. During the three days of fighting, there were reports that some Military Council camps in the city had been seized, but there was no independent confirmation. On the military council’s propaganda telegram channels, at about 6:00 a.m. today, the revolutionary groups stormed the Pale Township police station and general office in large numbers to send reinforcements. They are urging air support.
Due to the recent fighting, nearly 6,000 local residents have fled to safety from villages such as Ahle Bone, Aye Gone, and Mya Gone in around Pale town. U Zaw Hteet said that there are also non-CDM personnel serving under the Military council among those who escaped, and 7 non-CDM personnel have been found so far. The decision of the Township Non-CDM Supervisory Committee regarding them. He added that they will continue to deal with it in accordance with the Ministry’s guidelines.
“They were mixed in like ordinary people fleeing the war. But what about the communication phones they brought with them? We monitor them, but we don’t do anything about the arrests.” In Pale Township, which is bordered by Pong Taung Pong Nya, the army has stationed army and militiamen in the town’s general office and police station, Kang Dong, Inn Ma Htee and Zephyu gone village. Apart from those areas, most of the villages are controlled by the revolutionary forces.
In July of this year, local revolutionary forces stormed the military council based in the town of Pale, but they were able to temporarily control the town. But due to insufficient weapons and ammunition, they had to retreat within a day. In Chin State, as well as Pale Township in Sagaing Division, Chin Brotherhood and his allies have been attacking the Military council camps in Mindat and Falam town since November 9, and the fighting between the two sides is intensifying, the Chin Brotherhood group announced today on November 13.
After the 1027 operation that started at the end of last year, after the town capture battles escalated, Northern Shan state, Chin state, Sagaing Division, tens of Karenni towns have been attacked and controlled by revolutionary forces. The Burmese National Revolutionary Army (BNRA), which was renamed from the Burmese Royal Dragoon Army, is a revolutionary group that operates separately, not under the National Unity Government (NUG).
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