The local defense forces announced that they have taken control of Khampa town in Sagaing region
The local defense forces said they have taken control of Khampa town between Kale town and Tamu town, which is the border between Sagaing region and India. Fighting is still going on in the city of Kale. Child - Ko Win Nakh Maung will talk about the situation in Khampa Town on Tamu Asia Road.
An official of the Khampa People's Administration told VOA that the People's Defense Forces captured the army stationed in Khampa town and Vitok village between Kale town in Sagaing province and Tamu town on the Indian border.
"Starting on the 3rd, we attacked Witok (village) and Khampa. We attacked Witok on the 3rd and won it on the 5th. I got the khampa from today on the 7th. There is no army and no soldiers in the whole city of Khampa. The locals must return home quickly. The residents were carefully moved to a safe place. District PAKAF and township PAKAFA are working on issues to avoid war."
Since November 3rd, joint forces have attacked the military camp in Khampa town and the military camp in Witong village, and today they have captured Khampa town.
The military council's picture of the battle to capture the Khampa camp released by the Ministry of Defense of the National Unity Government
The military council's picture of the battle to capture the Khampa camp released by the Ministry of Defense of the National Unity Government
He said that during the intense fighting between November 3 and 5, the army bombed Khampa town at least 10 times from the air, and at least 20 houses were burned. A resident who fled the war said that when there was fighting in the past, the locals who used to flee to Kale Town are now fighting in Kale Town, so they have to take refuge in villages close to Khampa Town.
"I can't go out that way either because the road is closed, so I can't avoid the city of Kale anymore. As it happens, there is a war on the side of the planet, and then, as for food, I have to eat only what is served by the house that I avoid. We have nothing left. We immediately started running. I won't take it anymore, I don't have time to look for clothes and bed rolls. Just like that, they're going."
He also said that when there was a fight in Khampa town last month, they fled towards Kale town and India, but now fighting is going on at Kale town and there are arrests from the Indian side, so they have to flee to the nearby villages.
Khampa is a city on the Kale - Tamu Asia road and a city on the main road of Myanmar-India goods flow. Now, the military camp attacked by the local defense forces is also the camp where political activists from Khampa are detained.
Defense teams attacked the army camp in Khampa town in the middle of July. Now, during the second attack in November, they were able to control the city.
