ASEANEWS HEADLINE-CIVIL WAR | Myanmar military recaptures gas field from resistance forces in Magway Region
View of an oil field in Minbu Township, Magway Region in March 2019 (Photo – AFP)
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While the resistance still controls other oil and gas fields in the region, the junta may have prioritised retaking the Pu Htoe Lon field in Gangaw Township because of its proximity to a munitions factory
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Junta forces took back the Pu Htoe Lon oil and gas field in Gangaw Township, Magway Region on Wednesday after anti-junta fighters had held it for about two weeks, resistance sources said.
The military launched a massive counteroffensive on Tuesday to retake the field, located near the town of Kyaw, using airstrikes and ground assaults to drive out the resistance fighters.According to a resistance-aligned People’s Administration Organization (PAO) official working near Kyaw, there were bombing raids in the area by the junta air force throughout the day on Tuesday.
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