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Junta’s Waw Lay Air Base Bombs, Hits Civilian Homes
7 April, 2026
KNLA allied forces launched a joint offensive on March 30 against the military junta’s last remaining Waw Lay strategic air operations base in Waw Lay Myo Thit village, within KNU Brigade 6 territory in Karen State. Local residents told PRM that the base area is under siege with ongoing airstrikes, and unrelated civilian neighborhoods and monasteries are being hit with incendiary bombs.
Since the fighting began on March 30, junta checkpoints around the Waw Lay air base vicinity, including Kar Kin outpost, were captured on April 2, after which airstrikes have been called in continuously. A local woman said junta aircraft are bombing relentlessly to prevent Karen groups from advancing after taking Thay Thale and closing in on the base.
The strategic outpost is under heavy pressure; to block advances within about five days, strikes have targeted the Waw Lay Htee Nya Lea monastery, the large house where DKBA elders once stayed, neighborhood homes—causing fires, destruction, and roofs blown off—with 500-pound bombs, drones, and Y12 munitions.
After eight days of clashes at Waw Lay base, junta ground fire has lessened, but aircraft provide nonstop air support while evading KNLA-allied drones and missiles from Myawaddy Artillery 275 and Lekhat Taung south. Resistance forces continue the encirclement assault.
Amid prolonged fighting, over 2,000 locals from Waw Lay, Htee Thae Lel, Htee Nya Lea, and Japan House areas have fled as refugees to Thailand; Thai troops are monitoring the Myanmar border and Waw Lay base battle.
Junta’s Waw Lay Air Base Bombs, Hits Civilian Homes
7 April, 2026
KNLA allied forces launched a joint offensive on March 30 against the military junta’s last remaining Waw Lay strategic air operations base in Waw Lay Myo Thit village, within KNU Brigade 6 territory in Karen State. Local residents told PRM that the base area is under siege with ongoing airstrikes, and unrelated civilian neighborhoods and monasteries are being hit with incendiary bombs.
Since the fighting began on March 30, junta checkpoints around the Waw Lay air base vicinity, including Kar Kin outpost, were captured on April 2, after which airstrikes have been called in continuously. A local woman said junta aircraft are bombing relentlessly to prevent Karen groups from advancing after taking Thay Thale and closing in on the base.
The strategic outpost is under heavy pressure; to block advances within about five days, strikes have targeted the Waw Lay Htee Nya Lea monastery, the large house where DKBA elders once stayed, neighborhood homes—causing fires, destruction, and roofs blown off—with 500-pound bombs, drones, and Y12 munitions.
After eight days of clashes at Waw Lay base, junta ground fire has lessened, but aircraft provide nonstop air support while evading KNLA-allied drones and missiles from Myawaddy Artillery 275 and Lekhat Taung south. Resistance forces continue the encirclement assault.
Amid prolonged fighting, over 2,000 locals from Waw Lay, Htee Thae Lel, Htee Nya Lea, and Japan House areas have fled as refugees to Thailand; Thai troops are monitoring the Myanmar border and Waw Lay base battle.