HRP declined overture from Burmese military
Independent Mon News Agency
The military government army launched a strong
military operation in the Hongsarwatoi Restoration
Party (HRP) based area and sent overtures to the HRP
for a cease-fire after an HRP
headquarters was
captured in fighting by a Karen
National Liberation
Army and Muslin armed group moving in the area, the
HRP chairman said.
“Our man reported to me that seven Burmese military
operations troops launched a
military offensive
against us, and recently the
Burmese troops also sent
overtures to our troops for a
cease-fire with the help
of a Thai army officer,” said Nai Pan Nyut, recovering
from wounds.
“Our man replied back that I was not back there and
they did not make any decision for
the cease-fire and
denied meeting the Burmese military
troops commander,”
Nai Pan Nyut
said, explaining what his troop replied
to the Burmese army.
“If their is no benefit to Mon people, we do not make
cease-fires and surrender,” said Nai Pan Nyut,
recently able to walk again, with a
small wound still
on his leg.
There is regularl fighting
happening between HRP and
Burmese troops. Some Burmese
soldiers died in the
battle, Nai
Pan Nyut claimed, but said none of his
people were wounded or died.
The HRP had received overtures by the
Burmese
military government many times, and
in February the
HRP denied a cease-fire talk after the Burmese
military government changed the
talk place from Thai
territory to
According to Nai Pan Nyut, the Burmese military
surrounded his troops and
headquarters, whose arms
decreased after the capture by KNU
and Muslin armed
groups..
The HRP movement also decreased in Southern Mon State
and
HRP troops had military operations launched strongly
by Burmese troops for a year.
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