NAYPYITAW, 12 November 2021, (TON): The Chinland Defence Force (CDF) chapter in Mindat Township has claimed that over a period of 10 days, they repeatedly ambushed a Myanmar army convoy traveling from Matupi, killing nearly 60 soldiers.

There were reportedly two armoured vehicles and more than 70 trucks in the military convoy, which was struck some 13 times by the anti-junta resistance group as they travelled along the 100-mile Mindat-Matupi road in southern Chin State.

Spokesperson for the CDF-Mindat Yaw Mahn said that they most recently clashed with the military once on Wednesday and twice.

Yaw Mahn explained “they have a lot of vehicles but not too much manpower. We were using explosives and also carrying out ambushes. We literally hunted them down all the way from Milestone 48 to Milestone 14.”

Media sources was unable to independently verify the number of junta casualties reported by the CDF.

The military council has not released a statement on the clashes.

Three CDF members were reportedly injured by military shells fired during the fighting, and a 73-year-old member named Neih Ki Yaw was killed.

The convoy in question was travelling from Pakokku Township in Magway Region and spent one night in Mindat before heading towards Matupi on October 14. They reached the town at the end of the month, then moved forward on foot for two weeks, clearing explosives planted by the CDF.

On the convoy’s initial trip to Matupi, the Mindat CDF was held back by heavy rains and was only able to carry out two ambushes.