Resistance forces seize military outpost in Karen State; Regime counteroffensive advances toward Chinland

Resistance forces seize regime outpost in Karen State

The Karen Information Center (KIC), a media agency covering Karen State, reported that the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) captured the Kanaelay regime outpost located in Myawaddy Township of Karen State, along the Burma-Thailand border, on Wednesday. Myawaddy is located 81 miles (130 km) east of the Karen State capital Hpa-an.

The KNLA source told the KIC that the residents were not harmed since they were evacuated before the fighting took place and that an unknown number of regime troops fled the outpost. KNLA-led resistance forces have besieged four regime outposts in Myawaddy Township by blocking reinforcements from arriving since Thursday.