June 29 By MPA 001
The terrorist SAC was attacking on the offensive with two columns to the People’s Defense Force – Palaw in Palaw Township, Tanintharyi Region, a leader of the Palaw Regional Defense Force – PRDF said.
The terrorist SAC troops launched on the offensive attack with two columns today at 11:00 AM. A leader of the PDF – Palaw said that they were still fighting with the PDF – Palaw and its allied joint forces till now.
“The fighting started at 11:00 AM. We are still fighting. The SAC troops are continuously shelling the artillery. They have scouted with their jet fighters.”, he explained.
Today’s battle is the largest in the history of fighting with the PDFs in Palaw, there have been nearly 60 artillery shelling and a series of shootings, the PDF – Palaw said. In addition, before today battle, as if heavy artillery shells were fired by the terrorist SAC troops stationed on the Ma Gyi Kone hill since 8:00 PM last night, Battallion-285 based in Palaw also fired heavy artillery shells inside Hmaw Mi Village, an official from the PDF – Palaw said.
“They have been shooting since last night. Artillery shells fell on Hmaw Mi Village, destroying three houses. The sound of artillery and guns fire kept coming. Now, people all have gone. The fighting is still ongoing. They will seem to be using jet fighters. The jet fighters were hovering recently.”, the company commander of the PDF – Palaw.
Currently the residents who live in Hmaw Mi Village, MA Gyi Kone Village and Nan Taung Village have abandoned their houses and fled, there are no casualties on both sides so far, the company commander of the Palaw – PDF confirmed the MPA that, but the MPA could not confirm it separately.