Resistance forces destroy Minbu police station in rapid assault targeting hometown of Myanmar junta leader

Mizzima

Revolutionary fighters from the Minbu District People’s Defense Force (PDF) Battalion 6 seized and destroyed the Mong Taung village police station on 16 January, 2026, in a swift 15-minute operation.

After the assault, police personnel under the Military Commission who had fled the area later returned and began carrying out intensive inspections and checks on residents of Mong Taung village and surrounding villages, according to an official from Minbu District Battalion (6) of the People’s Defense Force. Minbu is in Magway.

The attack, which targeted a strategic administrative hub in the birth district of junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, reportedly forced the entire police garrison to flee before resistance members confiscated weapons and supplies.

“After returning with a force of around 20 police personnel, they have been entering villages to carry out inspections and question residents,” an official from Minbu District People’s Defense Force Battalion (6) said.

Police personnel aligned with the Military Commission returned to the village on the morning of the attack and have been carrying out stringent checks on local residents through 30 January.

A statement issued by Minbu District People’s Defense Force Battalion (6) said that all police officers fled the area immediately after revolutionary forces launched the assault.

The police station was seized within 15 minutes, as junta-aligned police reportedly fled immediately after the attack began. Revolutionary forces confiscated police equipment and various items that were said to have been looted from local residents, according to the statement.

Minbu District Battalion (6) said the attack was launched in response to repeated abuses by police at the Mong Taung station, including extortion, arbitrary arrests, and the forced conscription of young people.

The military commission’s Light Infantry Battalions LIB (10) and LIB (88) are also located within Minbu Township.

The assault on the Mong Taung Police Station was carried out by Minbu District People’s Defense Force Battalion (6), which stated that it neither accepted donations nor extorted money from any individuals, including business owners, in connection with the operation.