[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index ][Thread Index ]

Clashes between SLORC troops and SU



Subject: Clashes between SLORC troops and SURA(Shan United  Revoluttionary Army)troops.

Source: Democratic Voice of Burma, Oslo, in Burmese 1100 gmt 4 Mar 97
Text of report by Burmese opposition radio
At a moment when the SLORC [State Law and Order Restoration Council] forces
are staging an offensive in the Karen State, the SURA, or Shan United
Revolutionary Army, is also engaging in battles with the SLORC forces. A
SURA commander said eight battles took place during January and February and
that the SLORC forces suffered 21 deaths and 18 wounded. Furthermore, five
SLORC military trucks were burnt and destroyed.
Clashes broke out between SLORC forces from Phugyi-based [name phonetic]
LID's [light infantry division] Nos 264 and 524; Mongkaing-based LID's Nos
155 and 514; and six battalions from SURA Brigades Nos 757 and 758.
Four battles took place in January on the Mong Nawng-Kengtung road in the
Mong Nai and Langhko region. On the morning of 4th February, a battle took
place with the SLORC's LID No 524 led by Major Khin Yee in Mong Lar
Township. Five members of the SLORC forces were killed and 12 were wounded.
It was also known that SLORC and SURA forces clashed on the
Mesaw-Kular-Kunhein [phonetic] road during February.
The SURA was formed in 1969 and became part of opium warlord Khun Sa' s MTA,
or Mong Tai Army, in 1984. Although Khun Sa surrendered to the SLORC in
early January 1995, the SURA faction led by Major Yod Sak did not surrender
but continued fighting, and its strength is believed to be over 10,000 men.
The SURA attended the national races seminar held recently at Mae Thayaw Hta
in Karen State. A SURA spokesman said they will continue to fight the SLORC
militarily and politically in various ways.
(c) BBC Monitoring Summary of World Broadcasts. 
BBC MONITORING SERVICE 
BBC MONITORING SERVICE: ASIA-PACIFIC 6/3/97