Military convoy under landmine attack on Sagaing-Monywa road

Published
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Military convoy under landmine attack on Sagaing-Monywa road
Mizzima

A local militia group said it carried out a landmine attack on a convoy of military trucks which fired warning shots on the motorway from Sagaing to Monywa township on 27 October.

The Ghost Team Ranger-Myinmu (GTR-MMU) claimed the attack in collaboration with MMU-PDF. Both are local defence forces in Myinmu Township.

Two vehicles were destroyed and some soldiers were injured in the attack.

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