The Second Battle of Demoso began when the Myanmar Tatmadaw attacked Karenni positions to retake parts of Demoso controlled by anti-junta forces.[5][6]
| Battle of Demoso (2022) | |||||||
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| Part of Myanmar civil war (2021–present) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Tatmadaw | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Unknown | 427th Light Infantry Battalion | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| At least 15 dead[2] | At least 350 killed (anti-junta claim)[3] | ||||||
| At least 2 dead; more than 150,000 displaced[4] | |||||||
During the battle, the Tatmadaw destroyed numerous churches and schools.[7] [8]
References
edit- ^ Life and death on the front lines of fighting in Myanmar. Lorcan Lovett. August 11, 2023. Al-Jazeera English.
- ^ Video: 15 resistance fighters die in Kayah fighting. October 5, 2022. The Irrawaddy.
- ^ Resistance in Myanmar’s Demoso Claims It Killed 350 Junta Troops in Jan-March. April 4, 2022. The Irrawaddy.
- ^ Myanmar: Military onslaught in eastern states amounts to collective punishment. Amnesty International. May 31, 2022
- ^ Hundreds of junta troops close in on Karenni State’s Demoso. Esther J. Myanmar Now. August 18, 2022
- ^ Karenni State’s eastern Demoso Township under siege by military. Nyein Swe. May 23, 2023. Myanmar Now.
- ^ Burned churches: Myanmar’s junta accused of abuses against the Christian minority July 21, 2022. France 24
- ^ “The World Must Know” Karenni Human Rights Group. February 2022. Republished in Public Voice Television
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