Resistance Rocket Attack Strikes NW Regional Command HQ in Monywa — 8 Junta Personnel Killed, 20+ Injured (NUG Deputy Minister Confirmed)

People's Defence Force (PDF) and allied resistance fighters conducted a rocket attack on the Myanmar junta's Northwest Regional Military Command headquarters in Monywa, Sagaing Region, killing 8 junta members and injuring more than 20 others, according to a statement by the NUG's Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration published on May 23, 2026. The NW Regional Command in Monywa is one of the SAC's seven regional military command headquarters — a critical administrative and operational hub overseeing junta ground and air operations across Sagaing and Mandalay regions. A confirmed strike killing 8 personnel at a regional command HQ represents a significant escalation in resistance precision strike capability: previous resistance attacks on SAC infrastructure have typically targeted outposts, police stations, supply convoys, and military training facilities rather than full regional command structures. The timing is operationally significant: the attack follows the SAC's May 2026 offensive surge, in which the NW Regional Command coordinated multiple simultaneous offensives across Sagaing (Kani Township ground offensive, Yinmabin/Pale/Kani invasion from May 1, Salingyi/Yinmabin gyrocopter attacks), placing extraordinary operational strain on the Monywa headquarters. The attack also comes one day before the SAC's 300-vehicle reinforcement convoy reached Myitkyina, suggesting the resistance is exploiting supply and command gaps created by the junta's overextended multi-front offensive. The NUG's Deputy Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration issued the official statement, giving the strike Tier 1 source credibility from the resistance side. Sagaing Region has been the most contested area of the conflict since 2021, with PDF controlling most rural territory and the SAC conducting near-daily airstrikes and village-burning campaigns.