The offensive initiated by Karenni joint resistance forces against the Junta's 134th and 135th Infantry Battalions in Hpasawng Township of Karenni State on May 4. has led to intensified clashes. Colonel Phone Naing, the Adjutant General of the Karenni Army (KA), reported that at least 20 Junta soldiers were killed in the clashes, with four comrades from the resistance side