Mese
မယ်စဲ့မြို့
Mese is located in Myanmar
Mese
Mese
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 18°38′N 97°40′E / 18.633°N 97.667°E / 18.633; 97.667
Country Myanmar
Division Kayah State
DistrictMese District
TownshipMese Township
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Mese (Burmese: မယ်စဲ့မြို့) is the capital of Mese District in southeastern Kayah State, Myanmar.

History

On April 30, 2022, new districts were expanded and organized. Mese became the capital of its own district, separating out of Bawlakhe Districtt.[1][2]

In 2023, it was the site of a battle which led to the town's capture by anti-Tatmadaw force The Karenni National People's Liberation Front, who had previously been one of the junta's Border Guard Forces, openly defected and began attacking Burmese military positions, joining forces with the Karenni Army, KNDF, KNLA, and PDF.[3] The combined forces took over Mese Township an the town,[4] becoming one of the first district-leve town to fall to anti-junta forces.

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References

  1. ^ "နေပြည်တော်၊ တိုင်းဒေသကြီးနှင့် ပြည်နယ်များတွင် ခရိုင် ၄၆ ခရိုင် အသစ်တိုးချဲ့ဖွဲ့စည်းသည့်အတွက် စုစုပေါင်းခရိုင် ၁၂၁ ခရိုင်ရှိလာ".
  2. ^ "EXPANSION OF NEW DISTRICTS: NEW DISTRICTS EXPANDED IN NAY PYI TAW, REGIONS AND STATES".
  3. ^ J, Esther (23 June 2023). "Karenni BGF battalions confirm role in recent raids on junta outposts". Myanmar Now. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Myanmar Junta Outposts Fall to Karenni Resistance in Kayah State". The Irrawaddy. 26 June 2023. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.


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