RPG event in Tanintharyi Region, Palaw area, Myanmar on Sat 14th March 2026

KNLA and PDF allied forces launched attacks on military bases, police stations, and security outposts in Tanintharyi Region, killing 15 soldiers and capturing one police station and one military base, according to a statement from the KNU and revolutionary sources.

At approximately 8:30 a.m. today, March 14, the terrorist military base stationed in Taung Yar Kan Village, Palaw Township, was captured by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), KNDO Battalion 7 (Companies 1 and 5) under Brigade 4, the KNLA Special Commando Force, the Palaw People's Defense Force, and allied revolutionary forces. Six military personnel were killed during the seizure of the base, and weapons and ammunition were seized.

The military had been stationed at this site since the 2021 coup; it is located in the Taung Yar Kan village area on the No. 8 Highway between Dawei and Myeik. Revolutionary forces began attacking the base on March 11 and successfully completed the takeover this morning, March 14.