[1][2] The fighting ended with the capture and scorching of a Tatmadaw military base by the Karen National Liberation Army.

[2] As of late April, 2021, Al Jazeera described the clashes as "the fiercest fighting between the Tatmadaw and an ethnic armed group since the 1 February coup.

"[3] The clashes occurred in the backdrop of increasing violence and protests in Myanmar caused by the Tatmadaw's coup on 1 February 2021.

Prior to the clashes, international organisations and analysts, such as the United Nations Special Envoy on Myanmar, warned that an escalation in violence could lead to a nationwide civil war.

[4] The clashes also broke a brief period of "relative calm" that followed the ASEAN Summit held two days earlier.