Myanmar Regime Stronghold Teeters as Karen Forces Launch Waw Lay Assault

Myanmar’s military has unleashed a heavy aerial barrage as Karen resistance forces move to seize the regime’s final stronghold in Waw Lay, 71 kilometers south of the Myawaddy border trade hub.

The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and allies launched an attack on Saturday morning, triggering intense air and artillery strikes by regime forces, according to resistance sources.

Resistance forces encircled the Waw Lay command base, which would have fallen without air and artillery support, the sources said.