Tatmadaw regains Ayeyawady Bridge linking Mandalay’s Singu and Sagaing’s Kyaukmyaung

TATMADAW has been carry­ing out counter-terrorism op­erations aimed at reoccupying towns and villages temporarily controlled by terrorists. It suc­cessfully recaptured Singu and the surrounding areas in Man­dalay Region on 19 December.

During the period when the PDF terrorists temporar­ily occupied these areas, they occupied religious buildings, schools, departmental build­ings, hospitals, and houses within towns and villages, con­structing bunkers and using civilian homes as defensive shields while launching at­tacks, and they also destroyed the main roads and bridges. On 29 October, they exploded the Ayeyawady Bridge (Yada­na Theinkha), a vital bridge connecting Singu Township in Mandalay Region with Kyauk­myaung in Sagaing Region, which is essential for public transportation and the flow of goods. Due to the explosion, serious damage occurred be­tween RP 4 and RP5, and the approach road RP6-A2 of the bridge. Therefore, vehicles and people were no longer able to cross the bridge, and the trans­portation of goods came to a halt.

Tatmadaw conducted se­curity measures in the vicin­ity of the bridge to repair the bridge, and regained control over Ayeyawady Bridge (Ya­dana Theinkha) and its vicin­ity areas yesterday. Once the bridge repairs are completed, transportation and trade with­in the region are expected to improve, allowing regional de­velopment activities to resume. Locals are also satisfied with these measures, and Tatmad­aw will continue to carry out necessary security operations. — MNA/KTZH