It is known from the Venom PDF column that in Mekanal township in Myawaddy District in Karen State, there was a cornered battle between the comrades of the Venom PDF column from Cobra column-2 and the military council troops, this morning.
At about 6:30 this morning, there was a battle between the Venom PDF column and the Military Council soldiers who wear KNU uniforms to be fake.
“The force of the military column that is patrolling is between 70 and 80. It is still difficult to say exactly. It is still a battle until now,” said a comrade.
A Venom Column’s information officer stated that till now, 2 soldiers of the military council have been killed, and 1 (40 mm) and 1 (AK) have been seized.
Since the end of last March, there have been heavy clashes between the PDF joint columns, and the military council troops and the Border Guard Force (BGF) under the SAC Military. The SAC Military troops attacked by heavy weapons and airstrike the villages near the battle. The homes of the local residents were damaged due to the air strike of the military.
The VENOM PDF column was also a column that joined the Cobra column led by Captain Darbo on April 6th.