PDF Gangaw Announces Withdrawal from NUG to Join Forces with Yaw Army
The battalion commander including the members of the Battalion No. 12 of the People's Defense Force - Gangaw (Yaw Region) under the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of the National Unity Government (NUG) have announced on February 19, 2025, in their statement No. 1/2025, that they would withdraw from the MoD and join forces with the Yaw Army (YA). They will continue to fight until the liberation of the Yaw region and the entire country of Myanmar, and until a federal democracy is achieved.
The People's Defense Force - Gangaw (Yaw Region) was initially formed on July 5, 2021, as a battalion based in Gangaw Township. Later, on April 13, 2022, under the NUG's plan, it was reorganized and began serving as Battalion 701, of the Brigade 7 in PDF Western Region. On November 9, 2022, Battalion (701) was reorganized as Battalion No. 12, Gangaw District, No. 1 Military Command. On January 19, 2025, while the battalion was handed back to the NUG – MoD, permission was not granted, and the battalion Commanding Officer, Second in Command, Adjutant, Quarter Master, finance officer, and Company Commanders of the Company (1), (2), (3), (4), Platoon Commander, Deputy Platoon Commander, Squad Commander, Deputy Squad Commander, and privates submitted their resignation and declared they would continue their duties under the Yaw Army(YA).
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