Resistance sources in Myanmar’s southernmost subdivision, Tanintharyi Region, said traffic was severely restricted this week on the Myeik-Dawei road, a major supply and transport route, due to ongoing clashes with junta forces in Thayetchaung Township.
Fighting broke out near the police station in Win Wa village near the road, a resistance member said, blocking freight trucks and passenger buses on their routes. An alliance of fighters from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and People’s Defence Force (PDF) had been assaulting the station since April 18.
“Even small cars are having trouble getting out of the village, with some passengers taking the water route to Myeik and Dawei instead,” the resistance member told Fe5 Tanintharyi, a group monitoring the conflict in the region.
A naval ship stationed offshore near Thayetchaung Township’s Ka Net Thi Ri is also providing artillery support to the army troops, according. . .
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