Summary report on military engagements in KNLA areas
by Daniel Pedersen on Jul.28, 2009, under Battles, Burma reportage, Northern Thailand
Battle report
June 1 to 30, 2009
| KNLA Areas | No. of clashes | SPDC | KNLA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items captured | Lost | |||||||
| KIA | WIA | KIA | A-Rifle | Hand grenade | ||||
| Bde-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bde-2 | 9 | 9 | 20 | - | - | - | ||
| Bde-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bde-4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | - | 1 | - | ||
| Bde-5 | 40 | 17 | 30 | - | - | - | ||
| Bde-6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 6 | ||
| Bde-7 | 9 | 13 | 26 | - | - | - | ||
| GHQ | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 69 | 56 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| KNLA Areas | No. of clashes | DKBA | KNLA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items captured | |||||||||
| KIA | WIA | Surrendered | WIA | M-16 | RPG-7 | Rfl rounds | |||
| Bde-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 100 | |
| Bde-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bde-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bde-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bde-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bde-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 114 | |
| Bde-7 | 59 | 100 | 218 | - | 8 | - | - | - | |
| GHQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 69 | 102 | 220 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 214 | |
Note:
Of the KNLA wounded in Bde-7 in actions against the DKB , 6 were due to accidents.
- Among the enemy KIA in Bde-2 were one brigadier general and one Bn commander
- In Bde-4, among the enemy KIA were one sergeant major and 3 sergeants
- In Bde-6, 3 DKBA trucks hauling rice were destroyed
- In Bde-7, among the DKBA WIA were one company 2IC, one 2nd Lt. & one corporal. Among the SPDC troops KIA was one sergeant. Among the WIA were one sergeant and one corporal
Abbreviations:
Bde = Brigade; GHQ = General Headquarters; MA-1, MA-2, MA-3, K-3 etc. = Myanmar Army assault rifles, designed by China and manufactured by SPDC; T-ceiver =Radio transceiver; M-79 = 40 mm grenade launcher of US origin; LM G = Light Machine Gun; AK = Assault rifle of Russian origin; RPG=Rocket-propelled Grenade Launcher; M-16 = Assault rifle of US origin; Bn = Battalion; Coy =Company; 2 IC = Second in Command; Maj. = Major; Capt.= Captain; Lt. = Lieutenant; 2nd Lt. = Second lieutenant; KIA = Killed in action; WIA = Wounded in Action.
Locations of KNLA Brigades:
Bde-1, Thaton District
Bde-2, Toungoo District
Bde-3, Nyaunglaybin District
Bde-4, Mergue-Tavoy District
Bde-5, Papun district
Bde-6, Kawkareik district
Bde-7, Pa-an District
GHQ Battalions, Kawkareik and Pa-an Districts.
ENDS
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