This footage depicts Anti-Junta forces conducting operations against the government forces of Myanmar, including gear seized and casualties caused ( a rarity in Myanmar-related footage). Viewer discretion is advised.

This footage contains elements of the Karenni National Defense Force. The Karen are an ethnic subgroup of Myanmar, who are fighting the government forces in a bid for rights and recognition. This film is a compilation of events spanning 20-25 July and comprises several ambushes and attacks. A government truck is ambushed at 0:18, and the cameraman enters the cab of the vehicle at 0:25, showing the occupants KIA.

The usual mix of AR and AK rifles are present across this compilation, and the personal gear of the combatants varies widely, from plate carriers to T-shirts and sneakers. At 01:27 a second KIA is depicted. At 01:48, we see captured explosives, ammunition and medical gear. Curiously, what appear to be hemostats or shears are included in the spoils, suggesting a lack of medical supplies among the anti-junta forces.

A sniper is shown at work at 02:01. At 02:02, the camera tranisitions to a scope POV. It is naturally implied that the sniper shown previously is taking the shot, but there’s no ruling out the possibility that these two instances were edited together. In any case, the sniper fires at 02:05, and more captured weapons are shown- presumably those of the squad the sniper engaged.

At 02:27, a KNDF mortar team is shown, as is another casualty at 02:33, an implied result of their work. After a short clip of a machinegunner, the captured materials are shown again in re-cap.

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