10 wheels trucks arrested for carry army supply

 

Independent Mon News Agency

February 2, 2005

 

 Burmese Army's a Tactical Command based in Nan-kwin

village, Thanbyuzayat Township, is arresting 10 wheels

trucks which are routing in Thanpyuzayat-Three Pagoda

Pass motor road to use them for carrying army's

logistics for military operations in the area.

 

“Seven 10 wheels trucks were arrested and kept in

Nan-Kwin village,” Nai Than Shwe, a four wheels car

driver who came from there said.

 

According to the truck owner who are forced to carry

army food supplies for the military operation that

stretches from Mon State to Three Pagoda Pass border

area.

“Our groups, eights 10 wheels trucks reached the day

before yesterday to the village by carrying army's

food supplies - rice, bean and oil.

 

The  soldiers arrested us 5 days ago in Zee-ntit-pin

(near-Thanpyuzayat) while we were on the route to

Three Pagoda Pass with blank gallons to buy diesel. We

have to take out all of our belonging on the half and

were forced to carry the army's food supply to Three

Pagoda Pass town,” a 10 wheels truck owner who doesn’t

want to put his name for security reason, been in

Three Pagoda Pass said.

 

“At least we have to carry 100 sacks of rice included

bean in each truck. But they gave us nothing. No fuel

for truck is provided to carry their supplies. We

asked to give us the costs for food for three days

trip, but we got nothing. We just asked the troops in

Mae-za-lee village (a village on the half way to the

border) and they paid just for a dinner,” he, the

member of Ramanya Motorcar Association added.

 

The Burmese Army troops have been lunching military

operation along the Thanpyuzayat -Thanbyuzayat motor

road against Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and

deploy more troops along the road, according to an

Intelligent officer of New Mon State Party.

Five Burmese military Infantry Battalions:

No.36,No.18, No.51, No. 38 and No.308 took place along

the road and these battalions have launched military

operation for three months already, according to NMSP

officer.

 

According to a Karen National Union Leader there were

small fightings happened in the area.  “Our troop

fought with regime troop just three or four times in

this summer time. There just small fighting happened

when our troops faced the Burmese troops. Most of our

troops have activities in the area have avoided

fighting against them,” Bado Marn Shar, General

Secretary of KNU said.

 

“Tactical Command based in Nan-kwin village is also

planning to lunch military operation after it’s troop

were ambushed and killed two solider near Aplon

village,” NMSP officer said.

 

The ambushed happened 17 miles far in western of Three

Pagoda Pass town and two of Burmese Army

telecommunication officers killed and other two

soldiers injured on the car, said Aung Nan Daw Kyaw

Oo, the car driver whose car was hit in the fighting.

 

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