Myanmar insurgents release video purporting to show junta troops surrendering
Videos released on Wednesday (November 15) by anti-military forces in Myanmar, and verified by Reuters, showed wounded junta troops surrendering to insurgents, who were later seen offering medical help.
Reuters was able to confirm the location of the video from the nearby buildings, greenery, and road layout which matched the satellite image. Reuters was not able to independently confirm the date the videos were filmed.
"We are ready to shoot you right now but we won't do that. You raise the white flag and walk out… nothing will happen to you," a fighter who identified himself as the vice commander-in-chief of the rebel Karenni National Defence Force (KNDF) is heard telling the junta soldiers.
The footage was filmed in Loikaw, located in Kayah State. Photographs released by KNDF on Thursday (November 16) showed its fighters walking around a university in the town, with an accompanying caption stating they had "removed and controlled the military council troops" at the educational institution.
Myanmar's junta has reported "heavy assaults" by insurgents and told government staff to get ready for emergencies, an official said on Thursday, while media reported a call for those with military experience to prepare to serve.
