CNI News
25 December 2024
The Revolutionary groups have not yet reached the stage of taking over central Myanmar kind of, chairman of the PNLO-NCA/S, Col. Khun Okkar told CNI News.
As battles were coming soon on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway, the People's Defense Force in the Natogyi region warned the people not to travel unless necessary on 23rd December 2024.
As the revolutionary groups, the ability to attack and capture the central region of Myanmar was at a very high level. They don't seem to reach that stage yet, said Col. Khun Okkar.
" There has been an increase in the number of revolutionary groups and weapons are also scattered. Some of the revolutionary forces managed to reach the highway in a hurry because the expressway is very long. But as the revolutionary groups, the ability to attack and capture the central region of Myanmar is at a very high level. As that stage was reached only in the World War, I'm not sure the civil war has reached that stage. I don't think they have reached that stage." he said.
While seeing some PDF troops on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway
On 23rd December 2024, a video file in which No. (4-10) Battalion of the Natogyi PDF was warning the passengers on some buses on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway, emerged. The PDf told the passengers not to travel without necessity.
Political demands must be conducted through political means only, but not through armed means. Any society would not accept the armed terrorist acts and all of them needed to oppose it, said Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing at the Christmas Thanksgiving Ceremony on 22nd December 2024.
Battles could break out in small towns only and they could not reach the cities; commodities could be blocked by cutting out the transportation, U Kyi Myint, a political commentator, told CNI News.
" Battles can't reach the cities, but can break out in small towns. Revolutionary forces can threaten freight transportation. They can block commodities by cutting out transportation." he said.
If armed conflicts broke out on the expressway, public transportation, the flow of goods, travelling for health and social reasons could be suspended, pointed out political commentators.
Battles are severely breaking out across the country and there are over four million IDPs in Myanmar, according to the office of UNHCR on 2nd December 2024.
