CNI News

5 September 2025

Some members of the HPDF-124 group, which operates in the Homalin Township of upper Sagaing Region, were accused of attempting to form a Shanni PDF (People's Defense Force), arrested, and handed over to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), according to local sources.

The leader of the group, Sai Aung, and his members were arrested in August 2025 at Nat Nan Village in Homalin Township by a combined force of around 200 from NUG-affiliated PDFs, People's Administration Teams, and Khamti District Battalion. After their arrest, they were transferred to Kachin State.

Homalin HPDF-124 and the KIA have jointly controlled Nat Nan Village in Homalin Township.