Three-day Operation Shark strikes junta convoy along Chindwin River

Mizzima

A coordinated three-day offensive codenamed “Shark,” targeting a military convoy navigating the Chindwin River, has left one warship and a motorboat ablaze and caused casualties among junta troops, according to a 31 July statement from Mawlaik District Battalion 3.

The operation, conducted on 25, 26, and 28 July, struck junta vessels as they passed through Mawlaik and Paungbyin townships in Sagaing Region. The attacks were part of a joint effort by local resistance forces to halt the convoy’s advance toward Khanti Township in northern Sagaing Region.

“We are satisfied with the success of the attack, but stronger weapons are needed to achieve a decisive victory,” said an official involved in Operation Shark.

At least five junta soldiers were reported killed and eight others wounded, though resistance forces warned that the actual number of casualties could be higher.