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Myanmar: People’s Defence Force fighters in Sagaing ‘kill 26’ in ambushes against junta forces
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NAYPYITAW, 26 August 2021, (TON): Resistance fighters from the Sagaing Region town of Tamu say they have killed at least 26 junta soldiers and police officers in three different attacks since Sunday.
In one ambush in the town, which sits at the Indian border, the local People’s Defence Force (PDF) chapter said “it killed seven and wounded eight at a police outpost where some 30 soldiers and police were stationed.”
A spokesperson for the group said “they had been stationed there for quite some time,”
He said “they asked for money from people who passed through the area on motorbikes and looted food from local residents.”
The PDF fighters used AK-47s, traditional Tumi hunting rifles and grenades during the clash, he said. Junta forces returned fire but the PDF suffered no casualties and had the upper hand because they were familiar with the local territory, he added.
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