A key Myanmar army base located near the border with Thailand fell to resistance forces led by the Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army (KNU/KNLA) on Friday, according to sources involved in the offensive to capture the base.
The base, located near the border town of Htee Khee in Tanintharyi Region’s Dawei Township, was seized early Friday after 10 days of intensive fighting, the sources said.
“We captured the base at around 9am today,” said Comrade Star, the operations officer of the Tanintharyi Region People's Defence Organisation (PDO).
“We had it surrounded for some time, more than a week. The operation was led by KNLA Brigade 4 in coordination with PDO forces and People’s Defence Force battalions,” he added.
The push to take the base began at the end of last month after the capture of the nearby Htee Hta hilltop tactical base, located about. . .
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