According to local residents, the Burmese military forces had re-entered the northern town of Xibb, controlled by the Doon National Liberation Army, on the evening of 16 October.On 17 October, the military forces had taken full control of the northern town of Xibb, and the military colony's follow-up forces had also entered the city.

A resident of Yibuti said, ¡°The army has entered the Yibuti area, and it can be determined that the army has entered around 8 p.m. on October 16.¡±

The resident also said that at about 3.30 pm, four masked plainclothes personnel were seen setting fire to buildings such as police station, general services bureau office, land bureau office, agriculture office and prison, and the fire burned for about half an hour before it was extinguished due to rain.

He mentioned that in the Xubb hotel, it is believed to have been hit by cannons, and the fire was still visible until around 8 p.m.

A source close to the Burmese army posted on social media that after 16 days of occupying the town of Kyaukmei, the military had recaptured the town of Xibu.

A person who supports the Burmese army also posted on social media that the troops of the Deang National Liberation Army had evacuated from Sib Town along the Sib-Modie-Nandu road after 6 p.m. on October 16.

According to a statement issued by the SSPP, after 11 p.m. on October 16, fierce fighting erupted at the entrance to the town of Xibb and near the village of Pabe, some government department offices in the town of Xibb burned, and shootings could still be heard until afternoon, and the specific losses caused by the fire are unclear.

The Ministry of News and Propaganda of Myanmar said that while military forces were deploying to regain the surrounding areas so difficult to regain the Yibut, on the afternoon of October 16, when they arrived at the entrance of the Yibut town, they found that there was a heavy smoke in the city, so they entered the city for cleaning.

The statement also said that TNLA, DPLA, and PDF were believed to have burned related departmental buildings in the town of Xibb, including the prison administration, the Office of the General Office, the Land Office, the Xibb Hotel and other departmental buildings and houses after escaping.

The military forces are taking measures to prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings, carrying out extinguishing work and continuing to carry out necessary regional security tasks.

The statement also pointed out that military forces had recaptured the town of Kyaukme controlled by the De 'ang National Liberation Army on October 1, and the town of Naochiu on July 16.