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10 junta troops killed and at least 15 wounded after a military column was attacked on the border of Ywangan and Thazi townships

Shwe Phee Myay, 20 October

The Danu State National Defence Army (DSNDA) has announced that a military column of the State Administration Council (SAC) was attacked on the border between Ywangan Township and Thazi Township in southern Shan State, resulting in 10 deaths and at least 15 injuries.

According to the statement, fighting broke out on 16 October between a 50-man SAC military column and the DSNDA on the border of Ywangan Township and Thazi Township. It said that 10 SAC personnel, including two officers, were killed and at least 15 others were wounded.

In a video released by the DSNDA, the bodies of dead SAC soldiers can be seen, and weapons and ammunition were also shown as having been seized.

In addition, the DSNDA warned the public not to guide SAC troops or cooperate and live alongside them.

Regarding the fighting that occurred on the border of Ywangan Township and Thazi Township, the SAC military has not yet issued any statement, and Shwe Phee Myay has not been able to independently verify the casualties on either side.

The DSNDA is a revolutionary armed group fighting against the SAC in the townships of southern Shan State where the Danu ethnic population is concentrated.