Mattayar Has Fallen: Will Mandalay Be Next?

             (Based on staff articles from The KHIT THIT MEDIA in 01-03 July 2024.)

Burma’s opposition NUG (National Unity Government) is able to claim the capture of Mattaya (Madaya) just 20-miles-north of famous old royal capital city Mandalay on July-2. NUG’s Mandalay PDF has basically wiped-out all Myanmar Army bases in Mattayar Township.

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.