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KARENNI STATE – Karenni military news source stated that the Karenni Coalition Forces shot down a junta council’s helicopter in a clash that happened in Ywar Thit Town, Karenni State.
The junta chopper reportedly crashed in Taung Sar Le Village on the Salween River Bank in Bawlake Township, Ywar Thit Sub-Township on June 30 at around 11:30 a.m.
“The news is almost certain. But as three junta choppers and one fighter jet from Loikaw are encircling around the crash site, we still could not get the photos of the scene. In addition, the clash has also been intense,” one of the acquaintances of the Karenni comrades from the military frontline confirmed that the junta regime’s helicopter crashed.
“We still need to verify more to confirm the crash. It is about 80 percent confirmed. Regarding the current clash, we can say the junta council is launching an offensive attack,” an acquaintance with the Karenni Army (KA) shared, adding that the junta council assaulted with four battalions and the battle is still intense in Ywar Thit and Hpasawng Townships.
An official of the Ministry of Defence from the National Unity Government also declared that they are now investigating the report about a junta council’s military chopper being shot down.
Moreover, the junta council spread the misinformation on June 28 that they have seized back the junta’s Border Guard Force (BGF-1004) camp in Pan Tein Region, Mese Township, Karenni State and BGF-1005 camp in Ywar Thit Town, Sut Paing Region which were seized by the Karenni Coalition Forces before. However, the photos released along said claims were taken with two different junta troops in different angles of the same place and were actually taken at the same camp, according to the confuting from the news photos analysts.
In the junta’s announcement, they described that there were casualties and mortalities of junta officers and soldiers during the battle.
Karenni Coalition Forces were said to raid and seize the junta council’s strongholds in Mese Township and Ywar Thit Town starting from June 13.
Furthermore, the junta troops have tried to take back their seized camps by assaulting from both air and ground and there are intense battles going on in Ywar Thit and Mese Towns currently.