Names from a dictatorship spokesperson were not returned by Reuters.
According to local media outlet Myanmar Then, quoting a rebel warrior, the town was overrun by junta soldiers who eventually surrendered after ferocious fighting.
Nevertheless, Richard Horsey, a senior advisor for Myanmar at the non-profit International Crisis Group, warned that it might be challenging for the weight to keep Kawlin under control.
It’s not that hard to invade and take control of a small village near the mountains. But holding it will be challenging, he told Reuters.
They left the town over the weekend after fierce fighting broke out between the rebels and coup men supported by air support, according to a 28-year-old Kawlin citizen who declined to be named due to security concerns.
” Our neighbor’s home was damaged. There was no way to remain there without risk, the native claimed. Therefore, almost everyone has left.
According to the NUG, Kawlin’s police station, region operational office, bank, and other significant locations have been taken over by resistance forces.