(Based on staff articles from The KHIT THIT MEDIA in 01-03 July 2024.)
Most significant of all captured bases is the Air
Defense Battalion-1014 situated at the Ingyinmyaing Village near the Town of
Mattayar. Two massive air-defense guns from the captured Army Base will add to
the impressive stockpile of heavy weaponery now in the hands of Mandalay PDF.
One of the strongest and largest Burmese PDFs, the heavily-armed and well-trained MDY-PDF has been participating in the Operation-1027(Part-2) led by TNLA the Palaung Army since June-25. While TNLA with some MDY-PDF units have been attacking the Naungcho and Kyaukme Towns in Shan-North and the Moegoke Town in Mandaly Division, most of the MDY-PDF is smashing Myamar Army bases in Mattayar Township right next to the Mandalay City.
Within a short
week the MDY-PDF has rapidly captured ADB-1014, Sedaw, Pan-tha-le Hill, Yayzo
Hill, Naygyaw Hill, Shwe-pa-htoe, Kyauk-kha-loke, and Soe-moe Hill guarding the
Army’s own ALPHA Cement Factory. All army bases are on the Mandalay-Moegoke
Highway and massively-fortified for the defence of Mandalay City.
During the intense operation to capture the Mattayar Town the MDY-PDF units blocking the Mandalay also ambushed the reinforcement-convoy of Myanmar Army and forced them to return back to Mandalay.
All five
battalions of MDY-PDF are now ready and waiting to assault and capture the historically-famous
Mandaly City. Road down to Mandalay is now wide open and civilian folks are already
seen leaving the city in droves.
