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KARENNI STATE – The fights started again along Demoso – Hpruso Road, according to the official of Demoso People Defence Force (DMO PDF).
He said that the fighting had been raging since the morning of August 21, and the terrorist junta forces used an excessive amount of heavy weapons.
“The battle has started again. It was around the places where it happened before. The clashes occurred due to junta’s offensive attacks,” he explained.
The terrorist junta army carried out offensive attacks to control Demoso -Hpruso Road, starting August 2.
A total of atrocious junta forces including the commanding officer and second in command, were killed during two weeks of fighting. Moreover, the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) has seized 16 of the light and heavy weapons of the junta.
The junta columns belong to Light Infantry Battalion – 112 (LIB – 112) and Infantry Battalion – 3 (IB – 3) of 55th Light Infantry Division (LID – 55), reportedly carried out offensive attacks along Demoso – Hpruso Road.
The skirmishes were particularly intense in Ngwe Taung Ywar Thit and Htee Thaw Ku villages between August 10 and 12, killing almost 45 murderous junta soldiers of LIB – 112 and around 26 of IB – 3, including commanding officer and second in command.
The Revolutionary Forces seized 15 sets of small arms, a heavy weapon and related ammunition, bullets and military related equipment of the junta.
Likewise, a lieutenant from the Karenni Army (KA), a comrade of KNDF/B-04 and a combatant of KNDF/B-19 have sacrificed their lives during the battles.
The anti-junta Resistance Fighters of Karenni Army (KA), Karenni Nationalities People’s Liberation Front (KNPLF), joint columns of Karenni (Kayah) Sub-Military Region, Demoso People Defence Force (DMO PDF), Karenni Wolf Column, and the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) had been fighting against the terrorist junta.