The Burma National Revolutionary Army (BNRA), a resistance group active in Sagaing Region’s Pale Region, claimed that several of its members were killed on Tuesday during raids carried out by forces aligned with the National Unity Government (NUG).
According to BNRA leader Bo Nagar, several district battalions of the NUG-led People’s Defence Force (PDF) were involved in the raids, which he said had resulted in some members of his group being killed or injured, and others being captured.
“We instructed our soldiers to withdraw from the checkpoints, emphasising that they must retreat no matter what,” he told Myanmar Now on Tuesday.
“We told them not to return fire unless they were directly attacked and their lives were at risk. But some comrades were still wounded by drone and artillery strikes. I’ve heard there were fatalities as well as injuries,” he added.
The raids, targeting three camps. . .
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