UAV event in Shan, Tamoenye area, Myanmar on Thu 16th November 2023

The army battalion based in Tamoenye, northern Shan State was being attacked by more than 100 drop bombs and actions are being taken to prevent drone attacks as soon as possible, said Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun, spokesman for the State Administration Council (SAC) during the talk about the military's actions regarding the fighting situation in Loikaw town of Kayah State, Rakhine State and northern Shan State on November 15.

"As for the situation of the encounter today, there is an attack on the Shin Goathtan army camp in Laukkai in the northeast of Shan State. After that, No.190 Infantry Regiment in Tamoenye was under attack. At Tamoenye, there have been attacks by drones and drop bombs since the morning. The officers, soldiers and their family members in Tamoenye are aggressively resisting and attacking back," Major General Zaw Min Tun said.