Junta Troops Quietly Leaving Sagaing Outposts as Myanmar Military Goes on the Defensive

The outpost in Sagaing Region’s Khin-U Township that was abandoned on November 4

In an article by Myanmar Now, Moe Oo reports the state of Myanmar’s military operations in the Sagaing region in response to the offensive attack by resistance groups.

Regime forces have lost control of several towns and scores of outposts, mostly in areas of Shan State bordering China, since an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched a major offensive there late last month.

Earlier this week, resistance forces also captured the towns of Kawlin and Khampat, both located in relatively remote areas of Sagaing Region, as other anti-regime groups sought to take advantage of the military’s apparent state of disarray.

According to Jordan, thousands of local civilians were displaced by the soldiers stationed at the Yinmabin camp. He said some were taken hostage and used as human shields, while many others saw their property, including vehicles and livestock, destroyed.