People’s Defense Forces have launched a grenade attack on the military council’s administrative office in Ward 141 of Dagon Myothit (South) Township, Yangon Region. The attack occurred at 10:01 PM on March 8, carried out through joint operations between the Yangon Army (YA) and the Western District People’s Defense Force. According to a spokesperson from the Yangon Army, the attack was conducted in response to continuous oppression and abuse of local residents by the ward administrator and his associates.
Under the military council’s administrative system, ward administrators have been actively participating in threatening, extorting, informing on, and detaining civilians. The People’s Defense Forces targeted this administrative office with the aim of disrupting the military council’s administrative mechanism. The Yangon Army spokesperson indicated that the ward administrator and his associates were likely casualties in the attack, and such operations would continue until the military dictatorship is overthrown.
Since the military coup, ward administrative offices in Yangon have played a crucial role in the military council’s administrative structure and have become centers of civilian oppression. As a result, these offices have become primary targets for People’s Defense Forces. These attacks are intended to disrupt the military council’s administrative mechanisms and halt the oppression of civilians. The operation was specifically carried out to target those who have been actively supporting the military council’s oppressive policies and participating in the persecution of local residents who oppose military rule.
