An official for the Thaton guerrilla group (TGP) said The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) Brigade 1 and Thaton guerrilla group (TGP) jointly attacked military council troops on the border of Htone Bo Lay and Htone Bo Gyi villages on Painne Taw Road in Thaton Township, Mon state and the military council troops suffered casualties.

He said the fighting took place pm on November 22, killing at least two military soldiers and wounding at least four.

The Mon Thaton Special Defense Force (MTHSF) and KNLA Brigade (1) jointly attacked Thaton No. 402 Artillery battalion on November 8. It was reported that a grenade was thrown into the artillery battalion compound on August 23.