FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM
More than half this number surrendered to the Brotherhood Alliance in northern Shan State, including 126 Light Infantry Battalion members, on Nov. 14. The total 326 includes 261 soldiers, 50 police officers, and 15 pro-military militia members.
On Nov. 15, an unknown number of police and soldiers surrendered to the Arakan Army in Arakan State and the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force in Karenni State. The National Unity Government (NUG) states that over 14,000 members of pro-military forces have defected to resistance groups from February 2021 to September 2023.
