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Myanmar army launches airstrikes in Sagaing in attempt to crush PDF
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NAYPYITAW, 30 October 2021, (TON): The military launched airstrikes in western Kyunhla Township in Sagaing Region in what locals said “was an attempt to destroy People’s Defence Force (PDF) bases they believed to be located there.”
Soldiers reportedly arrived by air in four helicopters and two jets starting at around 9am, with heavy weapons fired until the afternoon.
A Kyunhla resident told media “they opened fire on the area from four helicopters. Some soldiers came out of those helicopters and started firing shells as well.”
He added that they were aiming their fire toward the forests in western Kyunhla.
He said “the local PDF did not retaliate.”
The air raids follow rumours that the military council would be escalating their attacks on northwestern Myanmar under an offensive known as “Operation Anawrahta.”
Locals from Kyunhla and neighbouring Taze Township speculated that the aircraft involved may have flown from Monywa, also in Sagaing, where the Northwestern Military Command headquarters are located.
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