The fighting is intense as the army of the elected government is trying to gain control over the Yo region, which is key to the attack on Chin and Rakhine.

Nai Min Lwin/Erawati Times July 21st In order to gain control of the Yo region, which is the main route for the offensive to Southern Chin State and Rakhine State, the army of the elected government has increased its strength and formed a column. According to local revolutionary forces and military observers, the fighting is fierce as aerial bombardments are being carried out. West of Magwe, Located between the Pi Taung Py Nya Mountains and the Chin Mountains, Yo area is located in Gang Go District, Gang Go District. Hiya Lin So townships and Longlong, stone The region that includes the cities of Koe is where the army of the elected government is forcibly trying to regain control of the areas they lost in the war. "They know that they will gain a strong base in Yeo. That's why they are trying to gain a foothold. Due to the intensity of the fighting, there are many people fleeing the war in Yeo and suffering from the effects of war. I think that after gaining a foothold in Yeo during the past two years, they will attack southern Chin when the open season comes," a Yeo region political analyst told the Irrawaddy Times. Due to the current military tensions, more than 10,000 (ten thousand) innocent local residents from more than 30 villages in the region have fled to safety, sheltered from the rain, food rice As there is an urgent need for oil and medicine, local revolutionary forces and activists are reportedly helping out. The army of the elected government is Long Long, So, The important villages in Kyauktu town and the 'Kamgyi Road junction' between Soo-Kyauktu on the way to Chin State's Mintuk are marching with a large force to deploy in Shwe Aungtha village between Kyauktu and Thilin. According to the revolutionary forces, the column was marched by the No. (368) Artillery based in Kyauktu City with a force of more than 200. The revolutionary forces said that they illegally looted the public property from the villages along the way, as well as conducted aerial bombardment to clear the way. "You can deploy your army through the Kangyi intersection, and there is also the option of deploying in So and then deploying in Kanpalek. However, they continue to deploy around So because of their losses," Kone Mon, chairman of the PRA Magway unit in the region, told the Irrawaddy Times. The Yao region has been intensifying military operations since last April after the military group transformed into an elected government. As for the army, Kanpat Lak in the south of Chin State, They want to attack Min Tu and Mutupi townships, but these townships are controlled by Chin Ninaung, a resistance force. Military analysts have pointed out that if they can fully control the Yo region, which is a key military and trade route, they will be able to divide Chin State into two parts and pass through it. Through this, the army of the elected government is targeting to penetrate the Rakhine region dominated by Arakan Army (AA) and cut off the flow of goods. "We saw that the forces that came to Kyauktu were split in half towards Kankyi. We will continue through there. The column that came up from the Long Long side has not yet reached So, but is deployed at the Long Long exit," CDM Captain Zin Yew told the Irrawaddy Times. In addition, it is reported that the army has blocked the routes by air and is deploying bombers in order to further cut off the townships of Hilin and Ganggo Township, as they failed to penetrate through the city of So, which is only about 12 miles away from the entrance of Chin State. "It is considered to be a deliberate blocking of the route first. Later, you will add more force and increase the offensive of your army and Kanpalek. Now in the rain, it is a situation of war to prevent the retreat of the columns that have already arrived," CDM Captain Zin Yeo said. In addition, Magwe Chin State, which is dominated by AA through the city of So, According to the revolutionary forces, military preparations are being made to re-introduce the army of the elected government to Jindwe and regain control of the abandoned camps in Ganggo Township. Photo – Social Network