Some Karen National Army (KNA) troops have begun withdrawing from Myawaddy town in Karen State amid pressure from the coup junta, locals told Than Lwin Times. The junta had set a January 25 deadline for all KNA troops to leave Myawaddy town, but KNA forces remained there until January 26. However, on the morning of January 27, KNA fighters previously deployed at three positions in Myawaddy town withdrew, and junta soldiers reportedly took over those positions. Locals reported that some KNA troops remain in the town, with some removing their KNA arm badges while continuing to live there, and others not removing their badges at all. The junta has shown overt hostility toward BGF factions that became the KNA, launching airstrikes on some KNA positions and forcing the closure of KNA checkpoints along the border trade route to Thailand.