On 16 December at 5:30 am, the Lion Battalion Commando-strategy column (Kaw Thoo Lei Army), Karen National Liberation Army, and affiliated resistance forces attacked Military Council troops stationed in Ngartaing power station in Kyondoe town, Kawkareik District, in the Karen National Union (KNU) Brigade (6) controlled area.

Six military council troops stationed at the Ngartaing Power Station were reportedly killed in this battle, including a second-in-command, an adjutant, three soldiers and a policewoman.

"We started the attack around 5:30 am and the battle ended at 10:10 am. Three firearms were seized,” a Lion Battalion Commando-strategy column (Kaw Thoo Lei Army) official said.

During the battle, the Military Council force launched two air attacks with a Mi 35 fighter helicopte