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May 11KARENNI STATE – Arms and ammunition for more than 200 newly arrived comrades of Inlay People’s Defense Force No. 1109 (IPDF) based in Kayah (Kareni) Paya. Team officials said that there the difficulties with uniforms and food.
On the other hand, as the number of recruits increases, there is concern that food supplies may become difficult, and the battalion commanders are motivated to meet the needs of the battalion every day to keep the morale of the troops down.
The battalion commander, In Sarku, said, “There are too many people in the battalion now. Therefore, we have to stop the purchase of weapons and ammunition. This is because as the number of comrades increases, food becomes more difficult. Now the clash has spread to Nyang Shwe Township. That is the responsibility of all of us. This requires a lot of ammunition. We are waiting to see how the adults will solve this.”
The IPDF is a battalion under the National Unity Government (NUG), and the Ministry of Defense (MOD) has provided 10 million kyat monthly, but the newly arrived comrades have not been provided with military uniforms, according to group officials.
In addition, the monthly support of 10 million kyat does not even cover the cost of food at present prices, so they rely only on Inlay residents’ supporters.
“There is no weapon and ammunition, so we are worried that our comrades will be demoralized. I am worried about how the NUG MOD officers will do it. However, there are 2 trainings per week. Nothing yet. We do not have any support for all 2 weeks.”
The IPDF held its 8th weekly training course in a liberated zone of Karenni State, and 100 new soldiers were produced on May 7.
As IPDF, after 45 days of basic military training, in addition to combat, communication according to relevant skills. attack drone support According to the officials of the group, they shared responsibilities in sectors such as mining and connected them so that they could continue to attend relevant courses.