{"id":7246,"date":"2025-08-13T09:28:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T02:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/?p=7246"},"modified":"2025-08-13T09:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T02:58:56","slug":"myanmar-military-news-updates-aug-13-2025-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/08\/myanmar-military-news-updates-aug-13-2025-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar Military News Updates \u2013 Aug 13, 2025 Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEguciLuhsO7BZhHypC5_eP9V4n9fhsH8cCwQxSXGmBIrKC6TvaafBSiN9xraY7yviRQJt33F1ShFgUtkmIJQYizzaBpNbEsz69GgUFchD94XZWILZf20qvPPYqcGQgRXR4wVZQsvJIWRxDnfkbl_gYJ0rZzdQ4p2qi674E7FGVuWmi1HHhU6zORfoqulXA\/s1920\/Myanmar_Painting_spring-revolution-1.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEguciLuhsO7BZhHypC5_eP9V4n9fhsH8cCwQxSXGmBIrKC6TvaafBSiN9xraY7yviRQJt33F1ShFgUtkmIJQYizzaBpNbEsz69GgUFchD94XZWILZf20qvPPYqcGQgRXR4wVZQsvJIWRxDnfkbl_gYJ0rZzdQ4p2qi674E7FGVuWmi1HHhU6zORfoqulXA\/s320\/Myanmar_Painting_spring-revolution-1.webp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Myanmar Military News Updates \u2013 Aug 13, 2025 Morning<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9&nbsp;<strong>1. Military Council\u2019s 1,000-Troop Offensive in Myingyan: Both Sides Suffer Casualties, MBT Forced to Abandon Some Bases<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 12<\/strong><br><strong>Radio NUG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Myingyan Black Tiger (MBT) force, the Military Council launched an offensive of about&nbsp;<strong>1,000 troops<\/strong>&nbsp;near&nbsp;<strong>Myingyan Township<\/strong>, Myingyan District, Mandalay Region, forcing MBT to abandon some of its bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The offensive began on&nbsp;<strong>July 31<\/strong>. MBT reports that they managed to break up the enemy columns and cause them to flee in panic twice\u2014once on&nbsp;<strong>August 1<\/strong>&nbsp;and again on&nbsp;<strong>August 2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the Military Council replenished its forces, carried out daily&nbsp;<strong>airstrike support<\/strong>, and renewed its advance. Although the revolutionary forces resisted in unity,&nbsp;<strong>ammunition shortages<\/strong>&nbsp;forced them to abandon their bases on&nbsp;<strong>August 10<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between&nbsp;<strong>July 31 and August 10<\/strong>\u2014an&nbsp;<strong>11-day battle period<\/strong>\u2014MBT estimates that at least&nbsp;<strong>70 junta soldiers<\/strong>&nbsp;were killed, over&nbsp;<strong>170 wounded<\/strong>, and some weapons and ammunition seized from the enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MBT also suffered the loss of several prominent members:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Commander\u00a0<strong>Ye Baw Zaw Gyi<\/strong>\u00a0(Special Commando Unit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deputy Commander\u00a0<strong>Ye Baw Wunna<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ye Baw Kywe Gyi<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ye Baw Black Shar<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ye Baw Ko Phet<\/strong>\u00a0(MBT Column 5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, MBT lost some weapons and ammunition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The battle saw joint participation from&nbsp;<strong>PDF Battalions 1, 2, 7, and 8<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Bo Sar Pyauk Tiger Force<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Bear Force<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Myingyan District People\u2019s Defence Team<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Taungtha Township People\u2019s Defence Team<\/strong>, and other allied units, some of whom also sustained casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>========================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9&nbsp;<strong>2. Landmine Attack on Junta Column in Thae Kone Kills 13<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 12<\/strong><br><strong>Radio NUG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Pyay District People\u2019s Defence Team, a junta military column in&nbsp;<strong>Thae Kone Township<\/strong>, Nattalin District, Bago Region, was attacked with&nbsp;<strong>drones and landmines<\/strong>, resulting in at least&nbsp;<strong>13 deaths<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On&nbsp;<strong>August 11<\/strong>, at around&nbsp;<strong>4:30 a.m.<\/strong>, five junta Faw trucks departed from&nbsp;<strong>Thae Kone town<\/strong>&nbsp;toward&nbsp;<strong>Thit Ni Taw village<\/strong>. At&nbsp;<strong>6:30 a.m.<\/strong>, two more trucks followed, bringing the total force to over&nbsp;<strong>100 troops<\/strong>. These forces bombed the revolutionary units with&nbsp;<strong>two drone-dropped bombs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At around&nbsp;<strong>10:00 a.m.<\/strong>, the column reached&nbsp;<strong>Nwar Nyaing Taung<\/strong>&nbsp;and burned down a civilian hut. By about&nbsp;<strong>5:00 p.m.<\/strong>, they reached&nbsp;<strong>Phaya Lay Kone<\/strong>, east of&nbsp;<strong>Yone Pin Taik village<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At around&nbsp;<strong>6:00 p.m.<\/strong>, near the western side of Yone Pin Taik, the Pyay District People\u2019s Defence Team, together with Thae Kone and Paung Tia People\u2019s Defence Teams, launched a&nbsp;<strong>three-point simultaneous landmine attack<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This attack killed&nbsp;<strong>13 junta soldiers<\/strong>&nbsp;on the spot and injured many others, while the revolutionary side withdrew without casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, at about&nbsp;<strong>7:30 p.m.<\/strong>, a junta truck carrying heavy weapons under tarpaulin cover climbed&nbsp;<strong>Pa Thee Tar Pagoda Hill<\/strong>, and junta forces remained stationed in Yone Pin Taik village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>========================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9&nbsp;<strong>3. Landmine Ambush on Junta Column from Taung Zin Police Station Kills 18<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 12<\/strong><br><strong>Radio NUG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>People\u2019s Democratic Army<\/strong>&nbsp;reports that a military column leaving&nbsp;<strong>Taung Zin Police Station<\/strong>, Nyaung-U Township, Mandalay Region, was ambushed with&nbsp;<strong>landmines and gunfire<\/strong>, killing&nbsp;<strong>18 soldiers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On&nbsp;<strong>August 11<\/strong>&nbsp;at around&nbsp;<strong>5:20 a.m.<\/strong>, a force of about&nbsp;<strong>200 troops<\/strong>, including junta soldiers, police, and members of the Pyu Saw Htee militia, advanced from&nbsp;<strong>Taung Zin Police Station<\/strong>&nbsp;toward&nbsp;<strong>Ywar Thit Taung (Pyin Dine)<\/strong>&nbsp;village. They were ambushed between&nbsp;<strong>Chaung Wa<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Ywar Thit Taung<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attack involved&nbsp;<strong>one pipe mine<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>two blast mines<\/strong>, along with small arms fire. As a result,&nbsp;<strong>18 junta soldiers were killed instantly<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>six seriously injured<\/strong>, and others wounded to varying degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the clash, the junta reinforced with&nbsp;<strong>four armored vehicles from Taung Zin<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>six trucks from Nyaung-U<\/strong>, and continued operations in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, one junta column is stationed in&nbsp;<strong>Ywar Thit Taung<\/strong>, while another has entered and occupied&nbsp;<strong>Chaung Shwe village<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the junta\u2019s indiscriminate firing, a&nbsp;<strong>60-year-old elderly woman<\/strong>&nbsp;was injured in the leg by gunfire, and civilians from&nbsp;<strong>Ywar Thit Taung<\/strong>&nbsp;and nearby villages have fled to safer locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>========================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9<strong>&nbsp;4. Death Toll Rises to 18 in Sagaing Township Due to Airstrikes<\/strong><br><strong>August 12<\/strong><br>Radio NUG<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In northern Sagaing Township, near Taung Yinn (14-Mile area), between approximately 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on August 11, the military council carried out three airstrikes using five jet fighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of these attacks, in the areas of Taung Yinn 14-Mile junction, the Taung Yinn\/Pa Du intersection, and near the Bodhi Monastery, six civilians were killed. Four vehicles were destroyed by fire, and several shops \u2014 including Khaing Shwe War restaurant and Hlaing Kwan agricultural equipment shop \u2014 were damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 12, while clearing and inspecting the affected areas, an additional 12 bodies were found, and 10 more vehicles were found destroyed. This brought the total number of confirmed deaths to 18, with over 20 others injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A local resident said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe were attacked by five aircraft dropping bombs. I was lucky to survive. On the road, near the burning fuel trucks, there were unexploded bomb fragments that I couldn\u2019t pick up. I was able to help a monk who had lost one arm, as well as one injured man and one injured woman, to get medical treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>========================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9<strong>&nbsp;5. Karenni National People\u2019s Liberation Army and Free Burma Rangers Collaborate on Emergency Rescue Training<\/strong><br><strong>August 12<\/strong><br>Radio NUG<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Karenni National People\u2019s Liberation Army (KPLA) Battalion 9425, Company 2, in cooperation with the Free Burma Rangers (FBR), organized an emergency rescue training program, according to an announcement from KPLA Battalion 9425, Company 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The course was taught by instructors from FBR from August 4 to August 9. A total of 25 trainees from KPLA Battalion 9425, Companies 1, 2, 3, and 4 attended the training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was reported that the graduates are all soldiers with frontline combat experience, and they will continue to perform medical rescue and casualty care duties in frontline combat zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KPLA Battalion 9425, Company 2, has been organized as a medical unit since its formation. It has been consistently engaged in providing medical rescue in frontline battlefields and delivering healthcare support to displaced civilians fleeing from the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The military news briefs presented above were contributed by Radio NUG correspondents Thaki, Kharshel, and Padephoe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/radionuglocalnews?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXC56b4SnmibXNwJBzHCpq8y1U-u7KouqRmNFf3MwS8oVmKbXS8ptYTzgSzE_60aneWA9F1VTnvs1bt3_AgLqvWMTVR5EcgzAyUyNvpoVOL9yBRLNejdwWvKtoY8ZjvpRds2ENm6SLWO6Tt6Q2egk3R&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#RadioNUGLocalNews<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/springrevolution?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXC56b4SnmibXNwJBzHCpq8y1U-u7KouqRmNFf3MwS8oVmKbXS8ptYTzgSzE_60aneWA9F1VTnvs1bt3_AgLqvWMTVR5EcgzAyUyNvpoVOL9yBRLNejdwWvKtoY8ZjvpRds2ENm6SLWO6Tt6Q2egk3R&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#SpringRevolution<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myanmar Military News Updates \u2013 Aug 13, 2025 Morning \ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9&nbsp;1. Military Council\u2019s 1,000-Troop Offensive in Myingyan: Both Sides Suffer Casualties, MBT Forced to Abandon Some Bases August 12Radio NUG According to the Myingyan Black Tiger (MBT) force, the Military Council&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/08\/myanmar-military-news-updates-aug-13-2025-morning\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,57],"tags":[100],"class_list":["post-7246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current","category-news","tag-myanmar-spring-revolution"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SprintRevoluitionRectangle.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3RDLm-1SS","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7246"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7247,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7246\/revisions\/7247"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}