CNI News
1 October 2025
Local residents reported that the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and People’s Defense Forces (PDFs) took away medicines and accessories from Banmauk Public Hospital in northern Sagaing Region using vehicles.
The items taken from Banmauk Public Hospital included generators, X-ray machines, hospital beds, batteries, inverters, surgical equipment, and medicines.
The KIA-PDF joint forces launched an offensive against Banmauk town on September 15, 2025, and captured it on September 20.
Afterward, they transported hospital equipment and medical supplies out of Banmauk Public Hospital.
Similarly, locals said that around 60 retired government staff and current government employees in Banmauk were also detained and taken away by the KIA-PDF.
