Tatmadaw columns yesterday reoccupied Indaw, where terrorists had temporarily controlled. Tatmadaw columns reopened the route connecting Tagaung and Htigyaing on 25 March and marched to Katha from Htigyaing.
Tatmadaw members from relevant columns took the recontrol of Pinmaluk Village on 24 April 2026, Naba Junction and Naba village on 29 April, Kanni, Nayakhaung, Kya-in, Kyuntaw and Kuseik villages on 30 April and Indaw and its surrounding areas yesterday afternoon.
After 17 clashes during seven days, 33 dead bodies of enemies, 18 assorted arms and accessories were seized. Some Tatmadaw members sacrificed their lives for the State and the people.
While combined terrorist groups were temporarily controlling Indaw and its surrounding areas, they constructed bunkers in religious buildings, schools, government offices, hospitals, and residential houses within towns and villages, and used them to launch attacks against Tatmadaw columns. They also carried out attacks by using the homes of residents, who had been temporarily displaced, as defensive positions. As a result, local civilians were forced to abandon their homes and property and flee to safer areas free from fighting. School-age children and youth also lost access to education.
Tatmadaw columns will carry out repairs to residential homes, roads, bridges, and government buildings that were damaged or destroyed due to the violent acts of the terrorist groups. Tatmadaw will also promptly undertake mine-clearance operations to ensure safety in public roads and around buildings where explosives were planted by those groups. Furthermore, once schools are repaired as quickly as possible, priority will be given to ensuring that all school-age children and youth can resume their education. — MNA/TTA
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