(Translated staff article from THE KHIT THIT MEDIA on 28 December 2023)
According to the leaked telegram sent to the War
Office in Naypyidaw from the North-Eastern Regional Command (Ya-ma-kha) at
Lashio City, just after the surrender to the MNDAA of the Kone-Jyan based
LIB-125 on November-28 all Myanmar Army troops in Kone-Jyan Town in
Shan-North’s Kokang region decided to withdraw from Kone-Jyan Town and retreat
to Tar-Shwe-Htan Town.
The retreating
troops of nearly 500 were from the Miitary Operation Command Division MOC-12
led by the CO Brigadier-General Aung Zaw Lin and the 16th Brigade
led by the CO Brigadier-General Thaw Zin Oo.
MOC-12 columns had the Divisional HQ, the Third Tactical Command, and five light infantry battalions while the 16th Brigade columns had the Brigade HQ and one infantry battalion. And they left Kone-Jyan on December-2 and expected at Tar-shwe-htan in just a few days.
But the leaked
Myanmar Army Telegram reported to the Naypyidaw War Office that by December-8
only 147 troops comprising 23 officers and 99 other ranks from the MOC-12
columns and 5 officers and 20 other ranks from the 16th Brigade
columns got into the Tar-Shwe-Htan Town.
In less than a week the Myanmar Army‘s retreating
columns were nearly wiped out by the MNDAA forces chasing them out of Kone-Jyan
Town. The MNDAA’s Kokang News Media later reported that their forces had battled
the Myanmar Army columns retreating from Kone-Jyan and killed many and captured
the rest.
The Leaked
Telegram detailed the list of officers and other ranks numbering 42 killed by
the Kokang MNDAA forces. But didn’t mention the fate of the missing rest,
hundreds altogether, presuming they were all dead or captured or MIAs. The
translated list is at below.
Myanmar Army’s Leaked Killed List
1. At 1800 on
Dec-2 2023, MOC-12 led by CO Brigadier-General Aung Zaw Lin with Divisional HQ,
the Third Tactical Command, and five light infantry battalions and the 16th
Brigade led by the CO Brigadier-General Thaw Zin Oo with the Brigade HQ and one
infantry battalion marching from Kone-Jyan to Tar-Shwe-Htan reached the Map Grid
(MG)-594247.
Suddnely about
20 MNDAA insurgents at MG-599259 with armed-drones dropped multiple bombs on
our columns and then about 150 MNDAA insurgents from both MG-595247 and MG-594246
rushed into our columns while firing their heavy weapons and small arms. Despite
returning fire with our heavy weapons
and small arms our columns got fragmented into few small groups in hand-to-hand
combats.
From Dec-2 to
Dec-8 small individuals groups of MOC-12 CO BG Aung Zaw Lin with 23 officers
and 99 other ranks, and Brigade-16 CO PBG Thaw Zin Oo with 5 officers and 20
other ranks arrived Tar-Shwe-Htan.
2. Following
officers and other ranks had fallen in the said battle;
A. From MOC-12,
1. From LIB-357,
Major Htun Htun Latt (Married), 36 years old, 18 years military service, killed
by bullet wound in pelvis. His MA-3 and MA-5 guns missing.
2. From LIB-357, Private Aung Ba (Bachelor), 48 years old, 30 years military service, killed by bullet wound in abdomen. His MA-2 gun missing.
3. From LIB-357,
Private Win Maw Aye (Bachelor), 29 years old, 7 years military service, killed
by bullet wound in right temple. His MA-2 gun missing.
4. From
LIB-357, Private Chan Myae Aung (Bachelor), 31 years old, 7 years military
service, killed by bullet wound in pelvis. His MA-2 gun missing.
5. From
LIB-357, Private Myo Thet (Bachelor), 36 years old, 11 years military service,
killed by bullet wound in pelvis. His MA-10 gun missing.
6. From
LIB-357, Private Min Htet Thar (Married), 35 years old, 11 years military
service, killed by bullet wound in head. His BA-100 gun missing.
7. From LIB-545,
Private Win Kyaw Htway (Married), 21 years old, 1 year military service, killed
by bullet wound in abdomen. His MA-1 gun missing.
8. From LIB-548,
Lance-Corporal Kyaw Naing Oo (Married), 39 years old, 15 years military
service, killed by bullet wound in pelvis. His MA-4 gun missing.
9. From LIB-548,
Private Pyae Phyo Kyaw (Married), 30 years old, 11 years military service,
killed by bullet wound in head. His MA-2 gun missing.
10. From LIB-548,
Private Aung Myat Thu (Bachelor), 28 years old, 9 years military service,
killed by bullet wound in forehead. His MA-1 gun missing.
11. From LIB-549,
Leiutenant Chan Myae Thu (Bachelor), 25 years old, 8 years military service,
killed by bullet wound in neck. His MA-3 and MA-5 guns missing.
12. From LIB-549,
Company Sergeant Aung Min (Married), 56 years old, 28 year military service,
killed by bullet wound in pelvis. His MA-3 gun missing.
13. From LIB-549,
Corporal Shwe Ngar (Bachelor), 37 years old, 17 years military service, killed
by bullet wound in head. His MA-7 gun missing.
14. From LIB-549,
Private Htoo Wai Aung (Bachelor), 25 years old, 6 years military service,
killed by bullet wound in neck. His MA-1 gun missing.
15. From TOC-344,
Sergeant Kyaw Hlaing (Married), 50 years old, 26 years military service, killed
by bullet wound in head. His MA-11 gun missing.
16. From TOC-344,
Sergeant Ye Zaw Win (Married), 37 years old, 15 years military service, killed
by bullet wound in right temple. His MA-11 gun missing.
B. From Brigade-16,
17. From Brigade-16
HQ, Captain Zwe Myint Maung (Married), 29 years old, 13 years military service,
killed by bullet wound in abdomen. His MA-3 and MA-5 guns missing.
18. From Brigade-16
HQ, Corporal Chit Ko (Married), 41years old, 24 years military service, killed
by bullet wound in pelvis. His MA-3 gun missing.
19. From Signal Company-16, Lance Corporal Aye Min Htun (Married), 35 years old, 17 years military service, killed by bulet wound in left temple.
20. From Signal Company-1, Corporal Ye Lin Aung (Married), 44 years old, 26 years military service, killed by bullet wound in right thigh.
21. From IB-69, Corporal Win Tint (Married), 58 years old, 38 years military service, killed by bullet wound in pelvis.
22. From IB-240, Major Win Min Htun (Married), 39 years old, 21 years military service, killed by drop-bomb-fragment wound in left chest.
23. From IB-240, Captain Myat Thu Aung (Married), 30 years old, 13 years military service, killed by drop-bomb-fragment wound in head.
24. From IB-240, Captain Kyaw Zin Myo (Bachelor), 25 years old, 8 years military service, killed by drop-bomb-fragment wound in pelvis.
25. From IB-240, Lieutenant Min Thiha Kyaw (Bachelor), 22 years old, 6 years military service, killed by drop-bomb-fragment wound in temple.
26. From IB-240, Company Sergeant Ye Htun (Batchelor), 52 years old, 34 years military service, killed by RPG-fragment wounds in abdomen and neck.
27. From IB-240, Corporal Moe Kyaw (Married), 49 years old, 31 years military service, killed by bullet wounds in neck and pelvis.
28. From IB-240, Corporal Aye Lwin (Married), 48 years old, 30 years military service, killed by bullet wound in abdomen.
29. From IB-240, Corporal Ye Yint Naing (Married), 39 years old, 21 years military service, killed by drop-bomb-fragment wound in neck.
30. From IB-240, Lance-Corporal Win Hlaing (Married), 50 years old, 26 years military service, killed by RPG-fragment wound in head.
31. From IB-240,
Private Yan Kyaw Kyaw Aung (Bachelor), 29 years old, 9 years military service,
killed by bullet wounds in neck.
32. From IB-240,
Private Myo Min Oo (Bachelor), 31 years old, 8 years military service, killed
by RPG-fragment wounds in head and right calf.
33. From IB-240,
Company Sergeant Ye Htun (Bachelor), 52 years old, 34 years military service,
killed by RPG-fragment wounds in abdomen and neck.
34. From Signal
Company-4, Private Aung Lin (Bachelor), 23 years old, 5 years military service,
killed by Drop-Bomb-fragment wound in right temple.
(Blogger’s Notes: I am really saddened by this post for I was a former Burmese Army soldier and also all those fallen Myanmar soldiers were my people and they could even be my cousins, nephews, and grand nephews as we Burmese came down from a small group of old Burmese ancesstors from China's western borderlands. I blame that motherfucking power-hungry and horribly-corrupt Min Aung Hlaing for sending them to their untimely deaths.)
