Northern Kawkareik sees fierce fighting, junta suffers heavy casualties

Fierce fighting raged around Htiphosan Village in northern Kawkareik Township, Karen State, from early November until November 5, inflicting heavy casualties on the junta forces.

The junta columns suffered heavy casualties from attacks by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and allied resistance groups. Consequently, the troops withdrew to Kyondoe Town in Kawkareik Township to regroup with newly arrived reinforcements, according to a resistance source.

“Junta troops tried to push forward toward Miphale and Mtiphosan villages but had to pull back after losing at least 10 soldiers and leaving more than 20 wounded. They were later reinforced by a large number of troops from the junta’s Light Infantry Battalions 545 and 546 in Kyondoe. On November 4, they launched another offensive from the Miphale side, and fighting around Htiphosan has been ongoing ever since. Besides the ground clashes, both sides have also been dropping bombs from drones,” he told KIC.