Clashes stall junta’s attempt to secure Tanintharyi Region border trade route

Clashes stall junta’s attempt to secure Tanintharyi Region border trade route

The column’s advance was halted by resistance forces near Theinkhun Village in Tanintharyi Township, stopping it from reaching Mawdaung, the easternmost border town in the region. According to resistance sources, the junta column is led by Tanintharyi Region’s Bokepyin-based Military Operations Command 13 (MOC-13) and consists of four infantry and light infantry battalions, one artillery battalion, and three drone units. The column was also supp…