Burmese militia smoke checks pro junta fighters

This footage shows a People's Defense Force (PDF) known as Thayet Battalion 5 operating near Lezin, in Sinbaungwe Township on 01 January 2025. Two of the anti-junta fighters are shown engaging and shooting members of a Pyusawhti (pro-government) militia and taking their M1 carbines. In a rarity for video of the civil war in Myanmar (Burma), the opposing force is shown as they are being shot. Therefore, viewer discretion is advised.