At least four Tatmadaw soldiers were killed and ten wounded during fighting with the Chin resistance in Hakha Township, according to the Chin National Front (CNF).
CNF spokesperson Salai Htet Ni told Khonumthung News that the CNF and the Chinland Defence Force ambushed the Burma Army (BA) convoy near Chung Cung village on 21 October.
“The military convoy came from Falam and our troops attacked the last vehicle,” he said, explaining that due to their superior position and the fact that they ambushed it, none of their men perished.
The Tatmadaw convoy of 80 military vehicles, including tanks, started its journey through northern and southern Chin State on 9 October. According to locals, it left Falam town on 13 October and arrived in Hakha, the capital of Chin State, on 20 October.
On 21 October, soldiers detained workers from a auto repair shop and 10 people who were building a tomb between Hakha and Thangtlan.
They tied their hands behind their backs and forced them to walk in front of the convoy to avoid being ambushed by Chin combatants. The civilians were beaten while in custody and then released a few hours later.
Chin resistance forces claimed to have killed at least 20 soldiers when it ambushed the convoy several times since it left about a fortnight ago.
It is impossible for Khonumthung News to independently confirm if there were causalities on either side.