PDF joint force seizes Myanmar junta tower camp in Bago Region following ambush of reinforcements

Mizzima

A joint force of the People’s Defence Forces (PDF) has seized the Thein Kone Tower Camp in Paungde Township, Pyay District of the Bago Region, marking a strategic victory against the Myanmar military in the south-central part of Myanmar.

The operation, confirmed by a spokesperson from Pyay District Battalion 3602, followed a series of coordinated assaults against junta forces in the area. The camp, maned by around 100 Myanmar military personnel, was captured on 19 May after junta troops abandoned it the previous evening.

According to the PDF, the lead-up to the seizure involved an ambush on 17 May targeting a military convoy of about 70 soldiers enroute to reinforce the camp.