Pekon clashes

The Pekon clashes are a series of engagements between the Myanmar SAC junta and anti-coup factions in Pekon Township, Shan State.

Pekon Clashes
Part of the Myanmar civil war
Date May 24, 2021– present (3 years, 3 months and 2 weeks) Location Pekon Township, Taunggyi District, Myanmar Status Ongoing
Belligerents
State Administration Council Pyusawhti militias	People's Defence Force Karenni Nationalities Defence Force[1] Karen National Liberation Army
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
As of May 12, 2024: At least 10,000 refugees[2]

Three months after the military coup, Karen militias raided and occupied a police station in Mobye.^[3]

In July 2022, the KNDF targeted an unnamed EAO due to the mistaken belief it was delivering food to the Tatmadaw.^[1]

In late December 2023, various resistance groups of Operation 1111 were able to capture two junta military bases, Shwe Pyi Aye and Lwal Pator, in the township.^[4][5]

References

1. Karenni Groups Accidentally Attack EAO In Pekon Township. July 1, 2022. Kantarawaddy Times. Archived 15 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine
2. Residents flee heavy fighting in Mobye town, Shan State. Development Media Group Archived 12 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine
3. "대담해지는 미얀마 시민군..경찰서 태우고 군경 수십 명 사살". 다음뉴스 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
4. The Irrawaddy (27 December 2023). "Myanmar's Operation 1027 Against The Junta Two Months On". The Irrawaddy. Irrawaddy Publishing Group. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
5. The Irrawaddy (29 December 2023). "Junta losses mount: Resistance seizes more bases in southern Shan State". Facebook. Meta Platforms Inc. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.^{[self-published]}