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by Daniel Pedersen on Dec.19, 2010, under Burma reportage
Summary executions
One KNU/KNLA Peace Council soldier was killed and five captured and summarily executed by the Burma Army near Phallu last week. The dead had their hands tied behind their backs and had been burned.
PHOTOGRAPHS: Thaw Thikho
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
Firefights, shelling south of Umphang
The Karen National Liberation Army engaged a Burma Army unit between Umphang and NuPo refugee camp near Kwee Hta Ho on Tuesday, December 14, with as many as five Burma Army soldiers killed and another possible six wounded. The fighting took place with the backdrop of heavy shelling as the Burma Army unit advanced on the small village. More than 600 people crossed the border into Thailand. An Umphang local said the fighting could be very clearly heard and residents were frightened it could spill over the border.
Source: Daniel Pedersen
DKBA overrun SPDC outpost
On Thursday, December 9, the Democratic Buddhist Karen Buddhist Army made advances on the village of Phallu. At Phallu Lay, about 10km southwest of Phallu village they overran a Burma Army mortar outpost, killing a captain and wounding others in the process. The DKBA captured two 81mm mortar tubes, several shells and the commanding officer’s field notes. Soldiers first to the outpost said blood-drenched Burma Army uniforms were left lying around the outpost, suggesting a desperate withdrawal. Independent camera men returning from the scene said the Burma Army had taken heavy casualties and only one DKBA soldier had been wounded. The DKBA are expected to eventually take Phallu, while the Burma Army has retreated to higher ground. On Tuesday, December 14, the area was relatively quiet.
Source: Daniel Pedersen
Artillery focus on SSA South
Burma Army Forces reported to be setting up new artillery bases around Shan State Army South headquarters.
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
Mass resupply
100 six-wheeled trucks loaded with weapons and supplies reported to have moved through Shan State Army North’s Lashio area above United Wa State Army territory.
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
Mon State closed off
Chaung Zone Gate, a sea route into Mon State, closed by the Burma Army, in preparation for an attack on the Karen National Liberation Army from the rear.
Source: Independent Mon News Agency
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