Chin resistance forces seize Myanmar army camp in Tedim

Chin resistance forces seized control of a Myanmar army camp located just outside of the northern Chin State town of Tedim on Wednesday, according to groups involved in the operation. The camp, situated near the sign marking the entrance to the town, came under attack at around 8am and fell several hours later, sources said. Around 60 junta troops were stationed at the camp, which controlled traffic entering and leaving the town. Several regime soldiers were killed and two were captured, an officer with the People’s Defence Force (PDF) Zoland told Myanmar Now. “We took prisoners of war and also captured weapons and ammunition, including RPG rounds. The prisoners will be handed over to the relevant authorities for interrogation,” the officer said. The exact number of dead and wounded on the junta’s side was not known, he added. There were no reported resistance casualties. Myanmar’s military has been intensifying its efforts to reclaim lost territory in Chin State since late last month. More than half of the state is currently under the control of anti-regime forces. As part of its campaign to retake areas in northern Chin State, the junta deployed 26 helicopters to transfer more than 500 troops to the Infantry Battalion 269 base in Tedim in late October. Within days, it was launching attacks in the surrounding area. Earlier this month, the military recaptured two key positions on the Kalay-Tedim road linking Chin State to Sagaing Region—a base on Kennedy Mountain, one of the highest peaks in the Chin Hills, and an outpost in Taingen, a village at the strategically important junction with the road to the resistance-held town of Falam. Two weeks later, the PDF Zoland said it regained control of the Kennedy Mountain base. However, the regime still holds the Taingen outpost and is continuing its push south to Falam. In early November, a junta column advancing into Chin State from Gangaw in Magway Region also recaptured Webula, a town on the Chin-Sagaing border. Since then, it has continued to advance on Falam, and currently has troops stationed at villages about 12 miles east of the town. Fighting was also reported near the village of Zawngkawng in Tedim Township on Wednesday, during which the junta launched airstrikes, according to resistance sources.

Chin resistance forces seize Myanmar army camp in Tedim

The move comes as junta forces continue an ongoing offensive to reclaim resistance-held areas of Chin State

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