Battle of Demoso (2022)

Battle of Demoso (2022)
Part of Myanmar civil war (2021–present)
Date January 2022-present Location Demoso, Demoso Township, Karenni State, Myanmar 19°32′38″N 97°09′43″E / 19.544°N 97.162°E / 19.544; 97.162 Result Ongoing
Belligerents
Karenni Nationalities Defence Force[1] Karenni PDF Karenni National Progressive Party Karenni Army	Tatmadaw
Units involved
Unknown	427th Light Infantry Battalion
Casualties and losses
At least 15 dead[2]	At least 350 killed (anti-junta claim)[3]
At least 2 dead; more than 150,000 displaced[4]

The Second Battle of Demoso began when the Myanmar Tatmadaw attacked Karenni positions to retake parts of Demoso controlled by anti-junta forces.^[5][6]

During the battle, the Tatmadaw destroyed numerous churches and schools.^{[7] [8]}