CNI News
22 August 2022
An outpost of the Shanni National Army in Namtaung Village in Banmauk Township in Sagaing Region was attacked by allied troops of the Kachin Independence Army and the People’s Defence Force.
About 200 troops from the KIA and the PDP attacked the outpost at about 6 am on 20 August, SNA Spokesperson Col Sai Aung Mein told the CNI.
Col Sai Aung Mein said, “An outpost in Banmauk of ours was attacked by a 200-strong force of the KIA and the PDF. It was at the end of Namtaung Village. The small outpost was attacked. Our troops had to withdraw to avoid collateral damage.”
The Shanni National Army.
The outpost was manned with only ten troops, who withdrew without any casualties.
As internet connection has been cut off in Banmauk and surrounding villages, he was unable to reveal the details, Sai Naung, a local resident of Banmauk told the CNI.
He said, “We haven’t heard any casualties from either side. It was said that the clash started at 6 am. We are still waiting for information.”
The CNI contacted a KIA officer but he said he was unable to confirm the incident immediately.
The alliance of the KIA and the PDF.
Similarly, an outpost of the SNA near Hsezin Village in Hpakant Township was raided by allied troops of the KIA and the PDF on 8th August.
The SNA is active in Hkamti, Homalin, Phaung Pyin, Pinlebu, Wuntho and Banmauk in Sagaing Region and Moehyin and Moekaung including along the Indo-Myanmar border in Kachin State.
The SNA is an ethnic armed organization fighting for founding Shanni State by integrating Mawlike District, Kale District, Hkamti District, Katha District and Tamu District in Sagaing Region and Bhamo District, Myitkyina District, Mohnyin District and Moekaung District in Kachin State.
