The event of PDF’s attack and capture of Tabayin took place only a few hours and the military fought back and the PDF had to retreat and flee

19 August 2024

In the morning of August 18, Tabayin Township, Sagaing Province, Tabayin PDF was release that they was captured Tabayin and video and photos of Tabayin residents welcoming the PDFs,, circulated for hours. In the evening, the PDFs were forced to retreat outside the city due to an air attack by the Tatmadaw helicopters and reinforcements.

On August 16th, the PDF coalition which has been trying to capture Tabayin since last January, launched an accelerated offensive with superior strength. At midnight on August 17th, they announced that they had captured Tabayin, but only a few hours later, in the evening, with the army’s offensive, the PDFs had to flee Tabayin again.

Image. Some scenes of the victory of the PDFs during the initial capture of Tabayin by fire (Photo – Ko Pyay)