Six junta soldiers and police officers were killed and 12 firearms seized during a raid on the Zigon police station in Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Region, according to a statement released on 18 September by the Sagaing Region People’s Defence Organization.
The statement said the police station was attacked in a surprise guerrilla operation on 17 September under the command of the Kanbalu District Command of Military Region 1. The clash left six people dead, including two police officers.
The People’s Defence Organization also reported that 11 people were captured alive during the raid. Among them were three prisoners, two company sergeant majors, two soldiers, the wives of two soldiers, and two children.
A total of 12 firearms were seized, including nine G3 rifles, one G4 rifle, one MA15 rifle, and one pistol.
The fighting lasted around 30 minutes. According to the Kyunhla activists’ group, the Zigon police station called for reinforcements, but none arrived in time. Troops from the Zigon Sugar Mill and the Wettoe Base, located two and three miles from the police station,respectively, arrived at about 5 pm, two hours after the clash had ended. They later took up camouflage positions around the town.
“The people in the town will bear the brunt of the fighting, and the surrounding villages will be completely destroyed – just as they’ve done elsewhere,” a Kyunhla activist said.
Revolutionary forces and the Sagaing Region People’s Defence Organization have urged residents to remain vigilant and monitor military movements closely, warning that troops could launch arson attacks, carry out arrests, and commit killings at any time.
