In Waingmaw Township, across the Ayeyarwady River from Myitkyina Township in Kachin State, military tensions remain high between the Junta and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), as fighting moves towards downtown wards according to locals. On the night of May 21, with support from the Arakan Army (AA) and the People's Defense Force (PDF), KIA successfully captured the Shwe