19 December,

In a press release issued by the SAC information team, it was emphatically stated that the report from Khit Thit, an illegal subversive media outlet, alleging the deaths of 10 security personnel due to an attack involving approximately 200 rounds of artillery on the headquarters of the 101st Infantry Division in Pakokku and a military camp in Ahnauk PhoneKan village, is entirely false and constitutes fake news.

Based on the results of the on-site investigation, it was determined that explosions occurred in the vicinity of the villages as a result of indiscriminate firing by terrorist insurgents using homemade weapon. Additionally, the report claiming the death of 10 soldiers has been confirmed as false news.

A press release stated that the illegal subversive media is reportedly disseminating solely false information on social networking sites, purportedly to obscure the actions of terrorist insurgents and undermine the morale of the security forces.

-ymg/knl