The regime has been launching attacks on the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Namsan Yang for over 10 days, with the objective of gaining control over three…
Myanmar Regime Aircraft Bomb Kachin Villagers
Teenagers unload supplies for a temporary camp in Momauk, Kachin State. / Bhamo Platform
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By The Irrawaddy 29 April 2021
Myanmar’s military has launched airstrikes for six days on Momauk Township, Kachin State, forcing villagers to flee, according to the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC).
Frequent air raids followed fierce fighting between the regime’s forces and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). Fighting has intensified near Myothit and Kon Law villages after the KIA occupied the strategic Alaw Bum base near the Chinese border and attacked two police outposts and a military base at Tarpein Bridge in Momauk Township in late March and early April.