Tatmadaw regains control of Indaw and nearby areas from PDF allied groups

The Tatmadaw regained control of Indaw and the surrounding area, which were temporarily controlled by PDF coalition forces, on April 30.

The Tatmadaw regained control of the Mandalay-Madaya-Sinku-Thabeikkyin route and Tagaung, which were temporarily controlled by the insurgents, and reopened the road connecting Tagaung to Htigyaing on March 25. The Tatmadaw continued to clear the area from Htigyaing to Katha in stages.

The Tatmadaw made the necessary preparations in Katha to regain Indaw, which was temporarily controlled by PDF, and controlled Pin Malut Village on April 24, Nabhar Junction and Nabhar Village on April 29, and Kanni, Nar Khaung, Kya In, Kyun Taw and Ku Seik villages on the morning of April 30 and The town of Indaw was recaptured on the evening, and the town and surrounding areas were fully recaptured on April 30, according to the press release.

The Tatmadaw attacked Indaw and the surrounding areas, and during the seven-day operation, there were a total of 17 major and minor clashes with the insurgents, 33 bodies, 18 weapons and related equipment were captured from the enemy, and some Tatmadaw soldiers lost their lives. During the temporary occupation of Indaw and the surrounding areas, the PDF built bunkers in religious buildings, schools, departmental buildings, hospitals and private homes in the town and villages and fired on the Tatmadaw, and used the houses of the temporarily displaced local people as defensive walls to protect themselves. As a result, the local people were forced to leave their homes, The locals had to abandon their belongings and flee to safer areas, and that school-age children were also deprived of their right to education, it said.

Similarly, the military will immediately repair residential buildings, roads, bridges, and departmental buildings damaged by the actions of the PDF coalition, and carry out mine clearance measures between the roads and buildings used by the public. Once schools are repaired as soon as possible, priority will be given to ensuring that all school-age children can study.