Two clashes on referendum day

_{By Hseng Khio Fah}
 
At dawn on referendum day, a unit from the SSA's Brigade # 759 ambushed a 2o strong patrol from Nawnglong based Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) # 513 near Nawngwoe village, Lawksawk township.  Many soldiers were killed and injured.
 
On the same day, at 08:00, SSA fighters attacked soldiers from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) # 513 near Phalam village. Some were killed and many were wounded, according to the SSA.
 
The next day, from 08:00 to 08:10, a clash between SSA Battalion # 363 and Kunhing based Infantry Battalion (IB) # 66 took place again near Kenglom, south of Taunggyi-Keng Tung highway, Kunhing township. Six soldiers were killed including a sergeant Tin Htay Hlaing, Personal No # 1745. Many more were wounded.
 
Again from 10:00 to 10:55, the SSA attacked a 55 strong patrol from Column #2, IB #66 near Kali, east of Kunhing. A Corporal Aye Kyaw was killed and three soldiers were injured, the SSA said.
 
In the evening, eastern Deput Regional Commander, Brig-Gen Win Myint and Kunhing Area Commander Colonel Tin Maung Shwe came along with 4 trucks carrying around 50 soldiers to conduct investigations on the clashes.
 
The SSA also seized 2 MA4-M79 rocket launchers, 1 MA1 automatic rifles, 1 Kenwood transceivers and a number of cartridges.