Resistance seizes regime outpost along Thai border; Chinese public security officials visit Myanmar

Resistance seizes regime outpost along Thai border

The Karen National Union (KNU) told DVB that its armed wing, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), seized the regime’s Thukha border outpost in Dawei district along the Burma-Thailand border in Tanintharyi Region on Monday. The Thukha outpost was established by the Burma Army in 1997. 

“Twenty-four military personnel [out of the 30 reportedly stationed inside] fled into Thailand following the [KNLA-led] attack,” Padoh Saw Eh Nar, the KNU secretary for Myeik and Dawei districts, told DVB. He added that the exact number of casualties from the fighting between KNLA and regime forces is unknown. The KNLA is still clearing the area. 

The KNLA has seized control of the Htee Hta, Htee Khee, and Bawti outposts since April. It now controls almost all outposts in Dawei district along the Burma-Thailand border. Nateaintaung outpost in Kaleinaung town of Yebyu Township, located 45 miles (72 km) north of Dawei, remains under regime control.