Resistance captures junta outposts in Mandalay Region as fighting spreads closer to city
myanmar-now.org
As the regime reinforces security in Mandalay and city residents hear of battles less than 20 miles away, some are stockpiling supplies and making plans to move relatives out of harm’s way

Clashes are ongoing in Patheingyi Township and spreading closer to the city of Mandalay since resistance forces captured several military outposts in the township, a resistance spokesperson said on Wednesday.

  • RandAlThor@lemmy.caOPM
    3·
    2 months ago

    Patheingyi Township is a mere 3-4 miles or 5-6kms from Mandalay Palace gates!!! This is huge!

  • Frisbeedude
    3·
    2 months ago

    I am very concerned, because I have friends in southern Myanmar. And I have visited many of the locations I read about here. Is this a full out civil war now? International news seem to ignore this part of the world, but thats not new.

    Thanks for keeping me updated!

    • RandAlThor@lemmy.caOPM
      4·
      2 months ago

      Basically yes it’s a full blow civil war. There’s war in the cities between local PDF resistance groups and military. There’s war in the borderland hills between old established ethnic guerilla armies who are growing more powerful each day and the junta. There’s war in the flatland agricultural country side between local PDF groups and the junta. It’s the junta against many many groups all over the country. And the junta are losing.