Myanmar anti-junta armed groups, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army and Mandalay People’s Defense Force, say they have seized a junta military camp at a village in northern Shan state.
The Mandalay PDF announced that the combined forces launched an attack this week on the camp at Than Bo village, taking control of it on Wednesday and capturing a platoon commander.
During the battle, both sides suffered casualties, the PDF stated, without giving details.
The seized camp comes under the junta’s Central Region Military Command and has between 50 and 100 forces, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, or TNLA, said on Friday.
RFA was unable to reach junta spokesman Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun for comment.
The Mandalay PDF is currently participating in Operation 1027 led by the anti-junta Three Northern Brotherhood Alliance, which includes the TNLA. That offensive has dealt the most severe military setback to the junta since it seized power in a February 2021 coup.
The TNLA and Mandalay PDF have managed to block the Mandalay-Nawnghkio-Gote Twin road, connecting the Mandalay region and northern Shan state. This has led to regular clashes between the junta and resistance groups in the Nawnghkio township.
Since the launch of Operation 1027 two months ago, the Three Brotherhood Alliance has reportedly captured 10 townships in northern Shan state and seized control of more than 200 junta camps.
Attacks are continuing around the cities of Hseni and Kutkai in northern Shan state.
Edited by Taejun Kang and Elaine Chan.