Air Delivered event in Myanmar on Tue 7th April 2026

Shwe Kyin Handicraft Camp, East Bago Region

On April 7, troops under Battalion (7) of KNU Brigade (3) and PDFs under NUG jointly attacked and captured Point 128, also known as Let Yek Camp, in Shwe Kyin Township, eastern Bago Region, where KNU Brigade (3) operates.

The NUG's Special Operations Command announced that the camp was finally captured at 6 a.m., four days after the attack began on April 4.

According to a statement from the NUG Special Operations Command, six MA series rifles, one 60mm machine gun, ammunition, and military equipment were seized during the battle to capture the camp.

The NUG Special Operations Command said eight soldiers were killed in the fighting and that about 30 people may have fled the camp.

In northern Hpa-Pun Township, where KNU Brigade (5) operates, KNU Brigade (5) and the Revolutionary Joint Forces captured two military outposts, Hnai Kyaw and Kaw Thwe Kyaw, on April 3, Brigade (5) spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Saw Kale Do told KIC.

He told KIC News that the KNLA and joint forces are clearing the area after capturing the two camps.

Lieutenant Colonel Saw Kaledo did not comment on the number of casualties and the status of weapons and ammunition seized during the fighting.

A Karen military source familiar with the situation on the ground told Myanmar Now that five camps were captured, but the KNU and the joint revolutionary forces were unable to establish bases in those camps.

“There are some camps that we cannot control. We cannot withstand airstrikes. The military knows the points of the camps. Once they are captured, they retreat. The military is retaking some camps. The KNU has described these battles as a battle of elimination,” he said.

A Karen military source said that fighting is continuing between the military and the KNU-led revolutionary forces around the town of Walley on the Thai-Burma border, south of Myawaddy, where the KNU Brigade (6) is operating.

Captain Zin Yaw, who is involved in the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), said that while the military is focused on controlling key strategic hills and important communication routes in Karen State, the KNU has been attacking small military posts.

“It seems that the KNU has prepared in advance. They have been attacking camps in the Phak Pong area, the Bili Ling area, and the Mae Tha Wol area. The military is focusing on not taking down the big camps like the Wol Leh and Phak Pong areas. At this time, the KNU has started attacking systematically using stealth,” he said.

Some military observers say that while the military's large strategic bases have strong drone defense systems, it is often difficult for the revolutionary forces' drones to penetrate and bomb them, but they have been able to use drones to attack forward outposts and bases.

CDM Captain Zin Yaw said that the drones of the revolutionary army could have entered and bombed the military bases because the drone defense systems were not ready, and it was also possible that the revolutionary army used a large number of drones to attack.

“It is possible that the military’s jammers (devices that cut off communication between drones and their operators) need to be recharged after not attacking the bases for a long time. It is also possible that the revolutionary army has improved its technology. Another possibility is that the revolutionary army may use more drones than the army uses jammers,” he said.