The United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) are purchasing thousands of protective suits against possible chemical warfare by the Burma Army, according to sources close to the said ceasefire groups.
The buying spree was prompted by intelligence reports that the Burma Army was planning to destroy Wa and Mongla’s defenses “by using airpower, firepower and chemical weapons,” said a source close to Mongla, the main base of NDAA.
A source close to the Wa also confirmed the possession of a number of protective suits in their armory.
Gen Chettha Thanajaro
Lt Gen Tin Oo
Kachin News Group reported on 30 September that mortars shells laced with chemical ingredients to be used against the rebel armies are marked with yellow, green and red colors and that those who were affected when the shells explode would display 3 symptoms: feeling faint, breathing difficulties and losing eyesight.
The Karenni Army, the armed wing of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), also charged the Burma Army of employing CW during its attack on the strategic Yamu mountain on the Thai-Burma border near Maehongson in 2006. So did the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of Karen National Union (KNU), after its Kawmoora base was attacked and seized in December 1994.
The Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) reported on 20 March 1995: Shortly after the fall of Kawmoora, Lt.Gen.Tin Oo (Secretary-2 of SLORC) was in Thailand at the invitation of Thai Army Commander-in-Chief Wimol Wongwanich. Tin Oo’s contacts while in Thailand were primarily only with Thai military leaders. Just after his return to Burma, Thai journalists questioned Gen. Chettha Thanajaro, Assistant Army Chief of Staff of Thailand. In an article entitled “Burmese Admit They Use Chemicals to Fight Karens” on February 28th, the Thai language Daily News paraphrased Gen. Chettha’s words as follows: “Concerning the Australian government’s protest over SLORC’s use of chemicals against the Karen, Tin Oo replied that they had to wipe out the thieves and rebels that are against the government. He said that although the use of chemicals is not right, it is necessary.”
SLORC (State Law and Order Restoration Council) was the former name of the present SPDC (State Peace and Development Council).
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