Karen State, Myawaddy town, According to KNU’s press release, the military council battalion commander and deputy battalion commander, who retreated from their Let khat Taung camp without receiving an order to retreat during the battle were imprisoned by the military council for disobedience.
Starting from July 20th KNLA and joint forces have been attacking Letkhat Taung Phaya Kone and Tower Hill and on July 21st morning 5am the joint forces successfully captured the camp. During that battle, Kha Ma Ya 2 (Light infantry 2) battalion commander Aka Aung and deputy battalion commander Kyaw Thu Maung, who retreated without receiving an order to retreat, were in Kyaikto prison in Mon State for disobedience.
Commander of the Cobra column confirmed that they are being punished in a prison in Kyaikto town. KNU said that in the battle to capture the camp, the Military Council’s 60-strong Kha Ma Ya 2 (Light infantry 2) Battalion and infantry 118 Battalion participated, and there were many casualties.
During the battle one communication device; sixteen 60mm shells; six forward mines, nine car mines, two jammers, two minesweepers, one manual shift, two Commando 60mm mortars, nine 40 mm shells, four G3 magazzine boxes; two MA magazine boxes, eight helmets, three RPG ports, one RPG According to reports, 1,880 rounds of 7.62 ammunition and 302 rounds of 5.56 ammunition were seized.
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