Four junta soldiers were killed and six were injured when the military column they were in was attacked with landmines in Sagaing Region’s Kalaywa Township at about 9:30 a.m. on 10 December.

The military column was travelling from Myaung Township in Sagaing Region when they were attacked near Singaung Mountain in Kalaywa Township by a group from various local defence forces.

An official from one of the groups involved in the attack, the Civil Defense and Security Organization Myaung (CDSOM) said: "We launched an attack with remote-controlled landmines. According to our source, four of them were killed and six were injured. The soldiers in the column fired back with 40 mm mortar shells, but the local joint defense forces were able to retreat unharmed.”

The official also said that the military column has now entered nearby Phwar Saw Village and is still stationed in the village.

The local defence forces involved in the attack were: Tumi Fighter Force, CDSOM, 007 People Defence Army (Myaung), Sagaing District Battalion 6, and Sagaing District Battalion 2.