10 June 2026 By MPA
PAKOKKU, Myanmar — In a major blow to the military regime’s control over central Myanmar, joint anti-junta resistance forces have overrun a strategic police station in a lightning one-hour assault, completing a sweeping operation that has dismantled four frontline military and proxy militia bases across Pakokku District within a single month.
The latest victory unfolded in the early hours of Wednesday, 10 June, when combined units under the Magway Regional Military Command and the Pakokku District Military Desk launched a coordinated raid on the Myitche town police station.
According to a formal statement released by the military headquarters of the People’s Defence Force (PDF), the assault began at 4:00 AM, and resistance fighters completely neutralized and occupied the heavily fortified compound by 5:00 AM.
Two junta soldiers were killed in action, while 14 others opted to lay down their weapons and unconditionally surrender to the advancing guerrilla units.
The lightning raid yielded a significant cache of military-grade weaponry and hardware. Cataloged footage released by the PDF military command confirmed the seizure of 18 G-3 battle rifles, one M79 grenade launcher, two revolvers, one 60mm commando mortar, 27 G-3 rifle magazines, a handmade air rifle, seven ballistic helmets, and nearly 2,000 rounds of live G-3 ammunition.
The liberation of Myitche carries immense emotional and tactical weight for the local population.
The PDF command noted that between 10 May and 2 June, junta garrison forces stationed at the Myitche post had systematically incinerated over 1,000 civilian homes and executed 24 local villagers by burning them alive during regional counter-insurgency sweeps.
Resistance administrators emphasized that the captured personnel are being detained in strict accordance with international legal standards governing prisoners of war (POWs).
However, authorities noted that individuals identified as having directly participated in local war crimes will face formal prosecution in parallel military tribunals.
The fall of the Myitche outpost marks the culmination of a highly coordinated offensive designed to counter the regime’s administrative maneuvers in the dry zone.
Local monitoring networks reported that a total of two strategic police stations and two pro-junta Pyu Saw Htee militia strongholds have been systematically dismantled within the sector.
The chain of victories began on 22 May with the capture of the notorious Thayet Kan militia village in Myaing Township.
This was followed rapidly by the liberation of the Yay Pyar police station in Pauk Township on 3 Jun, and the capitulation of the Kokko Su militia enclave, also in Pauk, on 4 June, before ending with Wednesday’s victory in Myitche.
“This coordinated campaign stands as a historic milestone that showcases unprecedented unity and operational synchronization among various revolutionary factions,” stated a regional representative from the Nway Oo Revolution – Myaing monitoring network. “These captures represent the single largest consolidated tactical victory achieved within Pakokku District since the outbreak of the conflict. It proves that centralized coordination is dramatically accelerating the collapse of the regime’s rural infrastructure.”
Military analysts suggest that by systematically stripping the high command of its localized garrison networks in Pakokku, resistance forces have effectively severed critical transit veins.
This strategy leaves isolated junta battalions in central Myanmar increasingly vulnerable to encirclement, while depriving the regime of its forward launching pads into the western states.
