Myanmar regime troops launched airstrikes in Sagaing Region’s Pale Township after suffering heavy casualties in a resistance ambush on Monday, according to local resistance group Myanmar’s Royal Dragon Army (MRDA).
More than 80 regime soldiers were attacked by the MRDA between the villages of Kyay Nin Gyi and Kyaung Than on Monday morning after leaving Zee Phu Kone, a village controlled by pro-junta Pyu Saw Htee militia.
The MRDA said 10 junta soldiers were killed in the clash, which lasted for about two and a half hours.
The Irrawaddy could not independently verify the casualty claim.
“After suffering heavy casualties, they called in a jet fighter, which bombed the clash area three times. However, no civilians or resistance members were injured by the airstrike,” MRDA spokesperson Ko Naung Yoe told The Irrawaddy.
The dead and wounded soldiers were taken to a junta outpost at the monastery in Kyay Nin Gyi village.
Kyay Nin Gyi and Kyaung Than are located 4 kilometers from Pale town. Around 3,000 civilians from seven villages in the area fled after the regime conducted the airstrike, according to the Pale Township People’s administration.
The administration issued security alerts that junta troops were still in the township. Accommodation and food for displaced villagers is being provided by an alliance of People’s Defense Forces and other local organizations.
On Sunday, the MRDA also attacked a junta convoy of military vessels on the Chindwin River in Salingyi Township, Sagaing Region.
