Local news source said that the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and resistance forces in Karen State attacked and occupied the Military Council’s Infantry Battalion 283rd and Infantry Battalion 32nd based in Kyainseikgyi Town on 4 January in the early morning.

Locals also reported that soldiers from the junta's Infantry Battalion 283rd, Infantry Battalion 32nd, and Infantry Battalion 284th are conducting military operations at front-line camps in Wallay, Myawaddy District, and Phayarthonezu, Kawkareik District, while the KNLA and resistance forces attacked the battalions at the same time.

Although the KNLA joint forces attacked and occupied the Infantry Battalion 283rd and Infantry Battalion 32nd, a fierce battle continues at Infantry Battalion 284th base, according to the KNLA.

"There are many casualties on the side of the Military Council. We also captured lots of soldiers and their relatives. We also seized the arsenal of the Infantry Battalion 32nd,” a local source told Mizzima.

According to a KNLA soldier, Daw Thiri Wai, the wife of Major Kyaw Zin Oo, the battalion commander of the 32nd Infantry Battalion, and many junta soldiers were detained.

The Military Council is carrying out airstrikes around Kyainseikgyi, and the fighting is intensifying.

The Karen National Union (KNU) has yet to issue a statement about the battles at Kyainseikgyi, and Mizzima is still investigating and monitoring the situation.

Similarly, KNU Brigade (6th) control area of Phayarthonezu town in Kawkareik District, KNLA joint forces have occupied two Border Guard Force (BGF) camps under the Military Council in Taungzun village since 31 December, and fighting is still raging there.