The base protects Kuseik Bridge in Dweiloe Township, in Karen State’s Hpapun District, which roughly corresponds to the KNU district of Mutraw, a district that the KNU refers to as the Brigade 5 area, which has traditionally been mainly under the control of KNU Brigade 5.
On 6 November, joint forces led by Brigade 5 launched an attack on the Kuseik Base and it was captured on 9 November. After its capture the KNU forces found the corpses of eight junta soldiers and weapons that included small arms, mortar shells, drone jammers, and ammunition on the base according to a KNU statement
It also said that two of the KNU coalition fighters were injured during the taking of the base.
Lieutenant Colonel Saw Kler Doh, a spokesperson for the Brigade 5, said: “The junta had been stationed at Kuseik Base for decades. On 6 November, Brigade 5 troops launched an offensive operation, and at 4:00 pm on 9 November, the Hpapun District-based battalions of Brigade 5 successfully captured it [the junta base].”
The base was manned by troops from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 406
In October, a KNU-led coalition captured the Khawpoke military base, also in Hpapun District and seized over 100 small arms and a large amount of ammunition. The base had been a command centre for junta logistical operations
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