“Operation 9/A Nyar Myae”

 

In a major blow to Myanmar’s military regime, anti-junta forces have captured four strategic outposts along the Thai-Myanmar border in Karen State’s Myawaddy Township within just three days, according to military and resistance sources.

 

The coordinated assaults, which took place between May 28 and 30, were led by a coalition of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and People’s Defence Force (PDF) units under the National Unity Government’s Ministry of Defence. Another significant junta position in the area reportedly fell on May 23.

 

"Each one collapsed within a day or two, which reflects how dire their situation is," said Padoh Saw Taw Nee, spokesperson for the Karen National Union (KNU), the KNLA’s political wing.

 

Among the seized sites was a junta outpost in Baledo village, just south of the border town of Myawaddy, a key trading hub adjacent to Thailand.

 

The escalation at the border coincides with rising military tension in central Myanmar. In Mandalay Region’s Taungtha Township, junta forces are amassing in an apparent bid to retake sections of a China-backed oil and gas pipeline corridor recently seized by resistance fighters.

 

Around 150 troops arrived in Taungtha on May 29, with reinforcements of 60 more arriving days later. The pipeline is a vital energy link to China, and its seizure has reportedly drawn pressure on the regime to mount a counteroffensive.

 

Launched on May 15, the anti-regime coalition's “Operation 9/A Nyar Myae” has seen coordinated attacks across Taungtha, Natogyi, Myingyan, and Nganzun townships. Fighters captured junta-held positions along the pipelines in Natogyi and have maintained control despite an anticipated regime response.

 

The resistance has also conducted raids on junta offices and residences, including attacks on May 28 that targeted the local land records department. Fighting has since reached central Taungtha, where pro-junta channels reported fires and multiple casualties.

 

In nearby Myingyan Township, resistance forces claim to have killed at least 50 junta-aligned personnel in operations between May 22 and 27. With both sides sustaining losses and junta airstrikes expected, local populations remain on edge.

 

Myingyan District is considered a key resistance stronghold, strategically positioned between junta airbases at Tada-U and Meiktila, and bordering several volatile townships across Mandalay and Sagaing regions.

 

As the fighting intensifies both along the Thai border and in central Myanmar, the military junta faces growing pressure on multiple fronts, while resistance forces continue to gain ground.

 

-2025-06-03

No ceasefire and no elections until this regime falls, I hope. Another perverted election under that perverted constitution will do no good.