One Officer and 12 Soldiers Killed After Junta Column from Paungde Township Hit by Mine and Friendly Fire

Military junta column from Paungde Township hit by mine, then friendly-fire drone bombing kills 1 officer and 12 troops

October 16

Junta forces advancing from the Kha Ma Ra-10 battalion based in Pauk Taw village, Paungde Township, Pyay District, Bago Region, to launch a military column were hit by a mine, and a friendly-fire drone bombing killed 12 people including one officer, it is learned.

On October 5, the junta column that left Pauk Taw village was ambushed with mines by Strategy (21), Pyay District Battalion-1, Unit-2, People's Defense Army between Kone Thar village and Thea Me village, forcing the column to halt at Thea Me village, it is learned.

On October 6, when the column advanced again from Thea Me village, another mine ambush between Thea Me village and Phaung Aing village killed 3 junta troops and injured many others, it is learned.

The junta's rear guard unit bombed the ambush site with drones, killing 9 more people including one captain, it is learned.

The bodies of those killed in the mine ambush and those killed in the friendly-fire bombing were transported by the Mhut Taing village Kamanar funeral assistance vehicle, requiring three trips, it is learned.

After these incidents, the junta fired indiscriminately with heavy and small arms, but the revolutionary forces suffered no casualties, it is learned.

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