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Revolutionary joint forces, joined by the Arakan Army (AA), have carried out a sustained offensive for nearly two months against Myanmar junta bases in Kanbalu District, Sagaing Region.
According to the National Unity Government’s (NUG) No. 1 Military Region, the operation resulted in the capture of 101 prisoners of war and the seizure of large quantities of weapons and ammunition. The announcement was made on 11 February.
The captured bases include the Koetaungboet Pyu Saw Htee village camp in Kanbalu Township, the Paygyi Pyu Saw Htee village camp on the Shwebo–Myitkyina road, and the Hngetpyawtaing and Intaing Pyu Saw Htee village camps in Kyunhla Township.
These camps were reportedly seized during a series of coordinated attacks conducted between December and early February.
The Shwe Paw Gone camp and the Power House camp, which were manned by a combined force of 85 junta troops and Pyu Saw Htee militia members led by Sergeant Aung Aung from Intaing village, Kyunhla Township, along with 23 Pyu Saw Htee fighters led by Pyu Saw Htee leader Zaw Gyi, were attacked and captured over three consecutive days from 19 to 21 December, 2025, according to the statement.
The assault was carried out by the Kanbalu District People’s Defence Force (PDF), the Kanbalu District People’s Defence Organization (PDO/Pa Ka Pha), ethnic resistance organizations including the AA, the Kyunhla and Taze Township PDOs and the Kanbalu No. 1 Military Region Drone Unit, and the District Artillery Unit.
Similarly, on 20 and 21 December 2025, resistance forces attacked and captured the Paygyi village camp and the Hngetpyawtaing village camp, which reportedly housed a combined force of 105 junta and Pyu Saw Htee personnel.
This two-day operation involved the Kanbalu Township PDF, the Special Operations Unit, the Kanbalu District Drone Team, the Kanbalu District PDO (Pa Ka Pha), and joint forces from Kanbalu and Khin-U townships.
The Koetaungbo village camp in Kanbalu Township is a well-known Pyu Saw Htee base manned by approximately 100 junta troops and Pyu Saw Htee members from Infantry Battalion 305 led by Captain Naung Thura. It was captured after four days of fighting from 28 to 31 January, according to the statement.
The attack was carried out by the Kanbalu Township PDF, the Sagaing Region PDF, and the Arakan Army.
The resistance forces also attacked a junta column advancing from Kawlin town toward Thayetkhon village.
According to the statement, junta forces suffered 96 fatalities and 38 injuries during the fighting. A total of 101 individuals, including one junta officer, were captured.
During the fighting, the junta reportedly conducted 37 airstrikes using jet fighters and Y-12 aircraft, four attacks using gyrocopters, and four strikes with kamikaze drones.
Resistance forces said they seized 187 firearms of various types, 24,652 rounds of ammunition, and 530 explosive devices, along with military equipment and other supplies. The captured camps, including those in Intaing and Koetaungboet villages, remain under resistance control.
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