The KNU's national flag is raised after Myanmar's national flag is burned at a Myanmar military base at Thingyan Nyi Naung village on the outskirts of Myawaddy.
Since October 2023, the army has lost control of key areas near its borders with both India and China to a loose coalition of allied resistance forces. The loss of Myawaddy at the Thai border could further dent trade revenue for the junta. These soldiers must either surrender to the Thai authorities or to the KNU, failing which they may be targeted by resistance troops, Col Nadah Htoo said.
Soldiers of the People's Defence Forces gather at Infantry Batallion 275 at Myawaddy, the Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a coalition of rebel forces led by the Karen National Union. PHOTO: REUTERS“We are very happy that our revolution has come this far. If we can take more Myanmar bases, we will achieve our objective ,” said Mr Myo Myint Keyaw, a 26-year-old fighter in a People’s Defence Force, a militia allied with the KNU fighters.
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