Fighting in Kayah State intensifies following airstrikes


YANGON (The Nation/Asia News Network): The ongoing hostilities between the Myanmar military and Karenni resistance forces in Kayah State opposite Mae Hong Son have intensified following airstrikes by the Myanmar Army over the weekend.

A Karenni Army source said on Sunday (July 23) that Karenni soldiers had been deployed to ambush Myanmar troops at their Takhaekong base opposite Mae Hong Son's Pang Moo and Mok Champae subdistricts.

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