Launglon People’s Defense Force (LLPDF) announced that it raided and attacked Yechaung outpost of the military council and Pyu Saw Htee in Kyauknimaw village in Launglon Township in Tanintharyi Region at around 5 am on 19 July.
The LLPDF cleared two Pyu Saw Htee members standing guard and burned the Pyu Saw Htee house adjacent to the outpost, the statement says.
The PDF attacked the outpost, taking advantage of the military council’s busyness of boat capsizing, the information officer of LLPDF said.
The LLPDF planted five remote mines near the outpost when it withdrew after the attack, the information officer continued.
The LLPDF attacked five members of the combined force which rushed to the incident, with remote mines. Three members of the combined force were killed in the attack, the LLPDF says.
At night on 22 July, the LLPDF attacked the ministers’ housing in Dawei Township in Tanintharyi region with heavy shells, according to its statement.
Sent by Than Lwin Times