The Karen Liberation Army (KNLA) along with a group known as the Taung Nyo Column, arrested 8 members of the Burmese army, including a Warrant Officer who were returning from the No. 4 Military Training School in Wekli to the Ye Township Battalion.
The Burmese officer and soldiers were traveling in a civilian car when the arrest took place.
According to an unnamed village Administrator, the KNLA and Taung Nyo column, made the arrest on the highway between Thanbyuzayat and Ye Townships on September 4 at 2:00 p.m.
The administrator said, “While the Karen soldiers were checking the road, they saw a military box inside a civilian car, which led them to make the arrest.”
Military equipment inside the box was seized along with the vehicle.
4 soldiers, including a Warrant Officer, are from Infantry Battalion 343 based in Ye Township and the other 4 soldiers are from the 61st Battalion.
There are Karen villages on the east side of the Thanbyuzayat-Ye road, which is about 50 miles away, and Mon villages on the west side.
At the time of publication, Mon News Agency has not been able to confirm the incident with the relevant battalions.
As announced by the YGF on August 18, put down glass doors on the highway, do not install the black sticker, do not cover the period, and don’t follow along with military convoys from Ye Township to Thanbyuzayat Township, also according to an online statement by the Taung Nyo People’s Guerrilla Force of Mon State, a notice has been issued not to allow any vehicles to pass through the Ye-Thanbyuzayat road between 9:30 p.m. and 4:00 a.m.
