Myanmar resistance forces take seven junta prisoners in convoy attack in Sagaing Region

Resistance forces ambushed a junta supply convoy on January 9 in Ayadaw Township, Sagaing Region, capturing seven prisoners of war and seizing a stockpile of firearms and ammunition, according to local sources.The junta supply convoy, which consisted of seven trucks, had departed earlier that morning from the Northwestern Regional Military Command (RMC) headquarters in Monywa. Once it arrived in Ayadaw, various resistance groups launched an attack on the convoy, overwhelming the junta soldiers.On January 10, the National Unity Government (NUG)’s No. 1 Military Region released a statement, accompanied by photo evidence confirming the capture of five trucks, firearms, and a large stockpile of ammunition. Monywa’s People’s Defence Force battalions, the Ayadaw Township People’s Defence Team (PDT), and other local resistance groups operating in the area carried out the ambush. “Two trucks managed to escape. But we seized five out of seven,” an officer from the Ayadaw Township PDT told Myanmar Now. “Some of the vehicles belonged to civilians who were coerced into volunteering, forced into service.” The resistance officer added that the convoy appeared to be delivering supplies to the village of Ngwe Twin, a heavily fortified area in junta control. Ayadaw Township, a stronghold of the resistance, is located about 30 miles from the Northwestern RMC, roughly a 1.5-hour drive.“They have set up positions in nearly every village between Ayadaw and Monywa,” the officer explained. “We had to intercept them when their security was less strong. The clash lasted over an hour, almost two.” The assault left the Monywa-Ayadaw Road in chaos, with reports of the junta launching artillery strikes along the road in response. The NUG reported that the junta’s Monywa-based Artillery Battalion 508 fired four artillery rounds, while four armored tanks were also deployed to reinforce junta forces. As the fighting continued, a resistance fighter was killed during the assault. Over the last few days, resistance groups successfully intercepted two junta columns that were advancing to reinforce their troops in Wetlet Township, killing dozens of junta soldiers. In recent months, after scaling back operations in northern Shan State near the China-Myanmar border, the junta has intensified its military campaigns in central Myanmar’s Sagaing Region. Resistance forces were able to seize a stockpile of firearms and ammunition from regime troops (Photo: NUG, No. 1 Military Region)

Myanmar resistance forces take seven junta prisoners in convoy attack in Sagaing Region

Regime troops faced a decisive ambush, with resistance groups seizing weapons, capturing prisoners, and escalating clashes in Sagaing Region

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