Rebels Still Strongly Entrenched in Insein
(10 a.m.) RANGOON, Feb. 15A Government spokesman said the Burmese War Office claim that Government troops had taken control of Insein was premature. He added that the Karen rebels were strongly entrenched in Insein and were offering grim resistance. Heavy fighting is also in progress at Hlegu, 26 miles north of Rangoon.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22872, 16 February 1949, Page 7
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