48 soldiers from the Mythrokhi military council camp and guarding camps on the Thai-Myanmar border fled after fighting with the revolutionary forces led by the KNLA,to Paiklan village, Umphang City, Thailand in the afternoon of March 19th. The Thai army and the police arrived and arrested the military council soldiers who had fled. And all the military council soldiers were forced to put their hands on their heads, lie prone and the guns were confiscated by the Thailand army.
After watching the scene lying prones for over an hour in front of the Thailand army, We see evidences of the current coup army’s dishonor and lack of conviction. In addition, after the media released the video of the Burmese soldiers lying on their stomachs, It has come to be seen as shameful on the international page, including the people of Burma and the people of Thailand.But for military junta leaders, they bluffed Thailand was seized with black bamboo stick weapons after the establishment of an empire long long ago.
Therefore, the lower ranked soldiers have to surrender to the armies of other countries, fleeing for their lives from the border to countries such as China, Thailand, India, Bangladesh. We need to see the main culprit for all of this. Min Aung Hlaing, the military leader who heads army, is mad about his power, using low ranked soldiers as a porn, in addition, unthinking actions of the soldiers. This lead the public no longer supports the military.
In addition, I think that the military council soldiers who were about to go to war during the military seizure of power for more than 3 years, said that “I or my enemy only who with justice may win” have really become true. The same batch friends with me who graduated from military academy don’t have to wait much.Drop bombs, landmines and small arms fire on the revolutionary side kill them unknowingly. Military families themselves have to wait months for their husband’s ashes.
The battles between the revolutionary forces, including the ethnic EROs, and the military council forces is reaching its peak point. Camp capture battle and City capture battles are also happening continuously. In this situation, the 1027 operation started by North Shan State, the city capture battles that are currently taking place in Rakhine State, the battle to seize military camps in Kachin state, the military camp capture battles in Karen State, it is very rare that the military can fight back the sallies of revolutionary forces across the country.
Moreover, on March 13, KNLA-led revolutionary forces attacked the military council’s strategic base in Kyaikdong,Kok Krait township. On the evening of March 14, Colonel Aung Kyaw Soe, commander of the Military Council Army, and 66 people, including 12 senior officers, surrendered showing White Flag. It is learned that 66 people, including 12 strategists and officers who surrendered during the battle, have been safely cared for by the KNU without any torture.
Therefore, in the Battle of Kyaikdong, the soldiers under the commander, including the strategist, had to live safely after surrendering with weapons. In addition, they will be reunited with their families after receiving appropriate punishment. On the other hand, like the military council troops who surrendered before the Thailand army, they don’t need to be shameless.
In fact, the pride of a soldier, perception and loyalty should only be for the people. As the soldiers who stood up for the people early, even though there was a crisis in the early days, due to the support of the public, they are now stable. They were able to live peacefully with their families. The most correct decision was that they won the love of the public without losing their lives. Therefore, it is suggested that the soldiers who are currently serving in the military council army should also find a way to escape and get out of being a dishonorable army that had to kneel before the Thai army.
✍NaungYoe