At the beginning of this month, Moan town in the eastern part of Bago was attacked by the military council Ka Ma Ra(590), (599) the military council forces, including the Moan police station, were attacked and captured by the KNU joint forces, but now the military army has regained control. After the military regained control because the military council’s battalion headquarters were attacked and captured, the military council is burning down the rows of shops in Moan. It is known that the locals are also being driven away. About five (5) days before the shops were burned down, the soldiers of the military council broke into and stole the goods from the shops and resold the goods cheaply. In addition, not only did they destroy some refrigerators and other items, but they also destroyed items on the bridge and threw them into the river. At the moment, Moan City Market is on fire due to arson by the army.
The situation in the southern military region of the country, including Bago, has not improved as expected. City after city in the north was captured, but in the south, the only captured city of Moan was relinquished within days. When the news was released, it was said that our side was clearing the area with 1,500 forces, but if it is true that the 1,500 forces have full weapons and ammunition, there is no reason to return to Moan City. If you can’t control Moan City, you shouldn’t plan to take it early. Now, the army is causing a lot of trouble to the residents of the city. The KNU is still operating in the city of Kok Krait in Karen State. If the South, where the KNU is an experienced and powerful EAO, can’t keep up with the North, I think it shouldn’t be left out until now.
