A large junta force is advancing into villages along the border between Ye-U and Taze townships in central Sagaing, accompanied by intensified airstrikes, according to local resistance groups.
Since the last week of September, two junta columns with a combined force of around 200 troops have been pushing into the area, which is largely under the control of anti-regime forces.
On Sunday, a column of around 100 troops based in Kar Boe, a village located on the eastern side of the Mu River in neighbouring Kanbalu Township, reached the village of Aung Thar Yar in Ye-U Township, sources there said.
The next day, another column of around 80 troops based in the town of Taze was seen moving south along the road to Ye-U Township, according to locals.
The column reportedly set fire to houses in Ta Nei, a village along the Ye-U–Taze road. . .
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