At least 17 Myanmar junta forces as well as a resistance fighter were killed in the last three days as People’s Defense Force groups (PDFs) and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) stepped up attacks on regime targets across the country.
In one case, ethnic Chin resistance forces raided a military battalion, occupying an arsenal.
Incidents were reported in Sagaing, Magwe and Mandalay regions and Chin, Shan, Kayah and Karen states.
The Irrawaddy has collected the following reports of significant attacks from PDFs and EAOs.
Some military casualty figures could not be independently verified.
Junta soldiers killed in resistance ambush in Sagaing
PDF fighters ambush regime forces on motorbikes in Ayadaw Township on Sunday. / Ayadaw Post
At least four regime troops were killed in Ayadaw Township, Sagaing Region on Saturday when four resistance groups ambushed eight regime forces from Naung Gyi Ai police station, according to the Ayadaw Post, a local revolutionary media outlet.
The junta troops were attacked while going shopping on four motorbikes. During the attack, two were killed on the spot. Regime forces fled from the ambush site after abandoning their motorbikes and the bodies of two dead soldiers. Two more junta troops died of serious injuries on Sunday.
Pro-junta village raided in Sagaing
The PDF group Bagan Ogre Force told local media that it and around 10 local resistance groups managed to occupy and burn down the pro-junta village of Kuu Toe Seik in Shwebo Township, Sagaing Region last Friday.
The village is a base of 50 junta troops and all villagers are believed to be pro-junta Pyu Saw Htee militia members, said the PDF group. After two hours of raids, regime forces and Pyu Saw Htee militias fled to a nearby village despite being reinforced with more regime forces.
A militia member was arrested. All resistance groups retreated from the village after running out of ammunition.
Regime targets killed in resistance drone strikes in Sagaing
Local resistance groups conduct drone strikes on regime targets in Shwebo Township on Saturday. / Wild Tiger PDF
At least three regime forces were killed in Shwebo Township, Sagaing Region on Saturday when resistance groups conducted done strikes on regime targets in two locations, said Wild Tiger PDF, which coordinated the attacks.
First, the resistance group used a drone to drop two 60-mm improvised bombs on regime forces and Pyu Saw Htee militia transporting injured soldiers and militia members from Kuu Toe Seik Village to a hospital on Saturday morning.
The regime group was bombarded while using a destroyed bridge to cross a creek. One soldier was killed.
On the same day, the resistance group continued to conduct drone strikes on a military logistics unit in Zee Phyu Kone Village while transporting rations to a military base at the village.
Two more soldiers were killed and two others injured in the bombardment, said the PDF group.
Military vessel ambushed in Sagaing
Resistance forces ambush a military vessel on the Chindwin River in Salingyi Township on Saturday. / Hero Fighters
The PDF group Hero Fighter (Salingyi) said it and other resistance groups ambushed a military vessel with 20 soldiers traveling on the Chindwin River in Salingyi Township, Sagaing Region on Saturday.
The vessel from the base of the North West Military Command in Monywa was ambushed on its return trip after transporting rations and ammunition to a military unit in Salingyi Township.
During the ambush, one heavy explosive hit the vessel. Military casualties were unknown.
Military bases bombed by drones in Sagaing
Resistance forces conduct drone strikes on a military base in Alal Kyun Village in Kani Township last Friday. / KLG PDF
Kyauk Lone Gyi PDF said it and other resistance groups used makeshift remote-controlled airplanes to bomb regime bases at a police station and junta-run township General Administration Department offices as well as in the pro-regime village of Alal Kyun in Kani Township, Sagaing Region on Saturday and last Friday.
During the drone strikes on regime targets in the town of Kani, eight regime forces suffered injuries, said the PDF group citing military informants.
Military unit ambushed by resistance snipers in Sagaing
A resistance sniper takes part in an ambush against regime forces in Chaung-U Township last Friday. / Delta Force Taung Tha
A regime soldier was killed in Chaung-U Township, Sagaing Region last Friday when snipers of two resistance groups ambushed a military unit of 30 troops patrolling in the east of the township, claimed Delta Force Thaung Tha, which joined the attack.
Military battalion raided in Chin
At least six regime soldiers as well as a resistance fighter were killed in Falam Township, Chin State early on Saturday when ethnic Chin resistance groups including the Chin National Army (CNA), the armed wing of the Chin National Front, raided the headquarters of military Infantry Battalion 268, according to local Chin media outlets.
In the raid, several military weapons including a .50 caliber machine gun were seized by the resistance groups.
Heavy clash breaks out in Kayah
A large quantity of military weapons and ammunition was seized in Hpruso Township, Kayah State on Saturday when Karenni resistance groups clashed with regime forces, according to local media reports citing the Karenni Army (KA), the armed wing of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP).
During an hour of fighting, junta forces conducted air strikes on resistance targets.
Casualties were unknown for either side.
Police station, military headquarters bombed in Karen
At least three regime forces and associates, including the wife of a battalion commander, were injured in Kawkareik Township, Karen State on Saturday when drone units of the resistance group Galon Column used drones to bomb a police station and the base of military Light Infantry Battalion 545 based in Kyondoe town, said the resistance group.
A military vehicle was also damaged in the drone strikes. Two civilians were injured when the regime bases indiscriminately responded with heavy explosives.
Clashes continue in northern Shan
Ethnic rebel group the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) said an intense clash broke out between it and a military unit of 60 troops near a village in Lashio Township, northern Shan State last Friday. Casualties on both sides were unknown.
After the clash, the junta deployed a large numbers of regime forces to the area. Between July 23 and Aug. 12, around 12 clashes between the TNLA and junta forces broke out in northern Shan State.
Junta patrol members killed in Magwe
PDF groups ambush soldiers patrolling on motorbikes in Myaing Township on Saturday night. / MVRF
Myaing Villages Revolution Front (MVRF) claimed to have killed three junta soldiers as it and other resistance groups ambushed three soldiers patrolling on two motorbikes in Myaing town, Magwe Region on Saturday night.
Two military weapons were seized in the ambush.
Regime forces injured in drone strikes in Mandalay
Three junta forces were injured in Ngazun Township, Mandalay Region on Sunday when six resistance groups used drones to drop six bombs on 30 regime forces in Kan Thar Village, said Black Eagle Defense Force (Myinmu), which coordinated the attack.
Regime forces bombed in Mandalay
Many regime forces are believed to have been killed or injured in Thabeikkyin Township, Mandalay Region on Sunday when Kyar Nyat PDF triggered land mines to ambush military vehicles and junta units from four locations in the township, said the resistance group.
