TANINTHARYI DIVISION – Clashes and exchange of gunfire between PDF forces and hidden sentries of the junta council were reportedly encountered in Palaw Township, according to an official from Battalion 1 of Myeik District PDF.
The battle was said to have broken out
on September 28 around 10 a.m. between the junta sentries hiding near Nang Payote Village and the revolutionary task forces from Myeik District Battalion 1.
During the encounter, the exchange of fire lasted only for minutes, and two members of the military council were killed and two task force members from Myeik District Battalion 1 were injured, as further added by the spokesperson.
Nang Payote Village where the battle took place, is about seven miles away from Palaw, and the military council troops often set up hidden sentries in the vicinity of that village.