According to a news release today September 14 of Dupalaya district, 31 people were killed on the army side in a clash along the Kawkareik-Myawaddy Asia Highway Road within a month.
It is said that there were 12 clashes between the army and the KNLA joint forces from August 7th to September 7th, after the heavy rain caused a landslide on the Kawkareik-Myawaddy Asia Highway Road. In the battles, 31 people were killed and 26 were injured on the side of the army, and 7 military vehicles were destroyed, on the other hand, 4 people were killed and one was seriously injured on the side of the KNLA and Revolutionary Joint Forces.
It has been written that the KNLA battalion 18 and the joint revolutionary forces have fired on both sides, including the KNLA battalion 18 under the pretext of rebuilding the bridge on the Kawkareik-Myawaddy Asia Highway Road. It is said that the Kawkareik-Myawaddy Asia Highway Road is a pillar of economic and military transport and communication of the Military Council, and the road is being repaired every day in order to sustain the governance mechanism. According to the statement, the people who depend on the Asian Highway to travel against the lifeline mechanisms of the Military Council and join with the KNU.
