Turning point seems initiating in Kayin State battles
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Tun Mon Thet (NP News) - May 2
Myanmar Tatmadaw has been in tough in the proxy conflict since late 2023 when the northern insurgents were supported weapons, technologies and strategies in massively large amounts with the ‘Operation 1027’.
Consequently, in the western door of the country, other battles arose with the insurrections of the Rakhine insurgents ‘AA’. Both in the northern Shan State and Rakhine State, other ethnics primarily used Bamar ethnic PDFs in the most frontlines. On the other hand, Tatmadaw had to give up some territories for conditions.
Meanwhile, the insurgent groups in Kayin State involving KNU, DKBA, KTLA and PDF dreamed of conquering the Tatmadaw in the southeast of the country where territorially connected with Thailand. The territory deemed to be proxy battles by the US led group. Non-state armed groups in Kayin State easily exchange uniforms and badges between KNU, DKBA, KTLA and BGF whenever they experience turning points for them in the battle fields.
Before Thingyan Festival, the allied forces of Kayin armed troops and PDF terrorists commenced the military assaults in Kawkareik, Thingannyinaung and surrounding towns, cities and villages with troop numbers in thousands. On the contrary, Myanmar Tatmadaw defended the land with disproportionately small numbers. And thus, it goes without saying to give up those lands.
The insurgents were greedy to attain the commercially attractive Myawaddy City after those battles with disproportionately troop numbers which usually stand hundred to thousand ratio of Tatmadaw to insurgents. At that time, during Thingyan Festival, the propaganda of insurgent sides spread Myawaddy City has been saved and controlled by the multi-badges Kayin insurgents.
The Light Infantry Unit 275 which is the guarding troop for the City Myawaddy, not the commanders. Thus, there are only few numbers of troops at the 275. When retreating is the only strategy in combatting against the excessive enemy numbers.
Therefore, the 275 chose the No.2 Bridge between Myanmar and Thailand which locates in the less urban and residential houses around rather than No. 1 Bridge. The west puppet also delivered propaganda that the 275 has already been defeated.
However, according to the ground situation, the 275 strongly defended at the No. 2 friendship bridge on the borderline without surrender no matter what thousands of enemies have been trying to conquer. According to the unverified information, the discrepancy between troop numbers was one or two hundred to two to three thousand of Tatmadaw personnel to the insurgents.