The Joint Defense Forces released a video on 15 December showing the Military Council and the Hyenas Survey Corps exchanging gunfire after junta forces had been deployed for two days following the burning of Sagaing's Nanchaung village, which is located in the north of Kalay Township.

The clash happened on 13 December, with the video and news statement released two days later.

A military force of 50 troops infiltrated Nanchaung village via Setawu village, burned some buildings, and then stationed itself there, according to a Hyenas Survey Corp statement.

The Military Council troops reinforced their position in the village with 30 more soldiers, destroyed a few more homes, and engaged the Hyenas Survey Corps and allies in a brief exchange of fire at around 5:00 pm, according to the PDF.

According to the PDF, the Military Council fired heavy weapons, but there was no damage on the PDF side, so they retreated safely.

After the Military Council troops and Pyu Saw Htee left Nanchaung village early on 14 December, the Hyenas Survey Corps and its allies discovered fire-damaged houses and buildings, as well as a dead body.

Locals claim that between 12 and 13 December, Military Council forces and the Pyu Saw Htee set fire to 24 houses and a church in Nanchaung village