Casualties reported as resistance forces clash with Myanmar junta at Lat Khat Taung tower outpost

Mizzima

Both junta forces and resistance fighters sustained casualties in a battle at the military-controlled Lat Khat Taung Tower outpost in Launglon Township, Dawei District, Tanintharyi Region, sources confirmed.

On 13 March, resistance groups, including the Duraka Column of the Dawei National Liberation Army (DNLA), the Yephyu People’s Defence Force (YPPDF), and Dawei District Battalion 2 (T5), launched an offensive against the outpost near San Hlan village. The intense battle lasted six hours, according to a DNLA statement issued on 18 March.

“During the battle, the junta carried out airstrikes and received artillery support from naval vessels, dropping 500-pound bombs. As a result, two of our comrades were killed, and four others sustained minor injuries,” a DNLA official said.