KNU-Central announces complete capture of 275th infantry battalion in Myawaddy

The 275th infantry battalion, the last remaining battalion  in Myawaddy of Karen State, a key border town on Thailand border, was completely captured by KNU-Central on Thursday.

Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and joint forces have completely captured the last remaining battalion in the morning hours of 11 April.

KNLA,  Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO) and other  revolutionary joint forces launched the offensive against the 275th battalion. Though they offered the battalion to surrender, the response was not positive. Rather the soldiers resisted and waited for reinforcements. So the offensive was launched on 8 April and finally it was fully captured by 4:20 am. The fighters also seized  a significant volume of weapons and ammunition.

Now all  junta camps in Myawaddy township have gone to the control of revolutionary forces. The KNU is now clearing all remaining remnants of junta soldiers and it urged the people to cooperate with them.

Local sources also revealed that as the fighters captured the  275th battalion, the 44th division commander along with 200 soldiers retreated to the number 2 friendship bridge.