According to some military sources on the ground, the 355th and 356th Infantry Battalions of the military junta, which were captured by the revolutionary forces in Thinkan Nyinaung town, Karen State, have been recaptured by the 355th and 356th Infantry Battalions.
The Aung Zeya column of the 355th and 356th Infantry Battalions, which had been captured by the revolutionary forces in Thinkan Nyinaung town, Karen State, is said to have advanced in large numbers to reach Myawaddy town.
After fierce clash with the revolutionary forces along the route, on the evening of September 5, the 355th and 356th Infantry Battalions in Thinkan Nyinaung town that they had surrendered, were recaptured and re-established.
“We have taken Thinkan Nyinaung,”
a source on the ground confirmed to BBM. The military junta said that the Aung Zeya column from Kawkareik and the 275th Myawaddy Garrison Battalion were advancing in a column to retake Thinkan Nyinaung, including the Myawaddy Asia Highway, which was controlled by the KNLA-led revolutionary forces.
The revolutionary forces captured Thinkan Nyinaung in March 2024, and the military junta launched an offensive along the Asia Highway in April 2024, mainly with the 55th Brigade.
After being trapped on the Asia Highway for more than a year, the column launched another offensive in the past few days, mainly with the 22nd Bridage, using airstrikes, drones, and heavy artillery.
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