Due to heavy fighting near Myawaddy town, Karen State, the Mayawaddy-Kawkareik road is temporarily closed.
An unnamed person from Myawaddy Bus Station said that the KNLA and PDF joint forces started attacking some SAC gates and camps in the Mekanei village tract, starting at 4:30 this morning.
“It’s been happening since around 4:30 this morning. It’s the SAC Military and the KNU forces. I’m not sure which forces. There are PDFs as well,” said an anonymous person from the Myawaddy Bus Station.
A driver traveling from Yangon to Myawaddy town confirmed to MPA that the Mayawaddy-Kawkareik road was temporarily closed at around 6:00 this morning.
“At 6 o’clock in the morning, the Asia Highway was closed. Mayawaddy BGFs did not allow them to pass. Because of the bombs falling on the Asia Highway, I’m worried of the passengers would hit,” he said.
Starting at 6 o’clock this morning, a battle between the SAC troops and the armed forces has been going on near the Thingannyinaung police station in Myawaddy Township, and some residents said that there has been burning and damage.