Pekon clashes

DateMay 24, 2021 – present (4 years, 9 months and 1 week)

Location

Pekon Township, Taunggyi District, Myanmar

Status Ongoing

Pekon Clashes
Part of the Myanmar civil war (2021–present)
Date May 24, 2021 – present (4 years, 9 months and 1 week) Location Pekon Township, Taunggyi District, Myanmar Status Ongoing
Belligerents
State Administration Council Pyusawhti militias	People's Defence Force Karenni Nationalities Defence Force[1] Karen National Liberation Army
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
As of May 12, 2024: At least 10,000 refugees[2]

The Pekon clashes are a series of engagements between the Myanmar SAC junta and anti-coup factions in Pekon Township, Shan State.

Three months after the military coup, Karen militias raided and occupied a police station in Mobye.^[3]

In July 2022, the KNDF targeted an unnamed EAO due to the mistaken belief it was delivering food to the Tatmadaw.^[1]

In late December 2023, various resistance groups of Operation 1111 were able to capture two junta military bases, Shwe Pyi Aye and Lwal Pator, in the township.^[4][5]