Myanmar military forces lost important cities to rebels – 2024-04-07 15:52:50

Myanmar’s military, which seized power three years ago, has suffered another major defeat at the hands of the rebels. This time, an important city near the Thai border has been lost to the rebels.

Hundreds of soldiers from the eastern border town of Mayawari have surrendered to Karen rebels.

Most of Myanmar’s trade with Thailand is done through this border town.

The Karen rebels, along with other rebel forces, have been attacking the city for the past few weeks.

The Karen National Union announced on Friday that it had accepted the surrender of the battalion located in Thanganyang town, 10 kilometers from Mayawari town.

The Karen National Union released a video showing a number of young fighters displaying large quantities of weapons, which they seized from soldiers.

This is the latest example of a series of defeats by the Myanmar army.

In the past few months, the military junta has lost large areas of Shan State bordering China and Rakhine State bordering Bangladesh to the insurgents.

Thousands of soldiers were either killed or surrendered or fled. As a result, Myanmar’s junta government has made it mandatory for its residents to join the military.

The Karen National Union has been fighting for self-rule since Myanmar gained independence in 1948.

However, in the 1990s, they faced several defeats at the hands of government forces.

Since 2015, they have been in a ceasefire with the government.

But that situation changed after the military coup in 2021.

Karen fighters announced that the truce was overturned by the overthrow of Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government.

Source: BBC

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