CNI News

29 Oct 2022

Airstrikes of the junta are destructive but cannot guarantee victory for it, said Defence Minister U Yee Mon of the National Unity Government.

However, he urged members of the People’s Defence Force to exercise caution for airstrikes during a radio program of the NUG on 26th October.

U Yee Mon said, “Although it is true that airstrikes are destructive, we understand that they are not decisive for military victory. Ours is a revolution associated with wisdom. We will be able to find ways and means to thwart enemy airstrikes by employing our wisdom.”

U Yee Mon and members of the PDF.

Then, he said that the military has been too weak to fight the revolutionary forces on the ground and resorting to airstrikes heavily and urged the PDF members to alert revolutionary awareness and wisdom to the highest level.

Launching airstrikes cannot guarantee the victory for the junta and revealed that it has weakened and depended heavily on the air power, Spokesperson Salai Timmy of the Chin Nationals Defence Force told the CNI.

He said, “I don’t think they still have enough strength to maneuver on the ground. The number of ground operations has decreased significantly. Depending heavily on wicked airstrikes has revealed the they have been weakened dramatically. Airstrikes do not play a decisive role in achieving victories. As their wicked airstrikes also violate international law, it is more evident that they are losing the war.”

 An air force exercise.

Since the junta staged a coup on 1st February, 2021, joint forces of ethnic armed organizations and the PDF have been fighting the military.

The military has been carrying out ground operations as well as airstrikes and raids.

Currently, armed clashes have erupted in Sagaing and Magway regions and Karen, Chin and Kayah states.