Brigade 1 of Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) clashed with Tatmadaw and Karen Border Guard Force at Hpa-an, Kayin State; 8 Junta troops reportedly killed, 4 others injured. No KNLA casualties reported. By Wyatt Mingji Lim | June 28, 2021 Eight Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Karen State: KNLAEight junta troops died and four others were injured in clashes with the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) in Hpa-an, Karen State, on Monday, according to the Karen National Union (KNU). The combined forces of Myanmar’s military and Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) clashed with Brigade 1 of the KNLA, the armed wing of the KNU, in four locations on Monday in Hpa-an. Posted in War & Conflict and tagged Myanmar