Locals claim that since 27 September, the Kachin independence Army and PDF combined forces have been engaged in fierce fighting with Military Council troops in Namtu Township and Manton Township in northern Shan State.
Locals claim that since 27 September, the Kachin independence Army and PDF combined forces have been engaged in fierce fighting with Military Council troops in Namtu Township and Manton Township in northern Shan State.
A combined force of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and local People's Defence Forces (PDFs) have been fighting with Junta troops near the Bawdwin Dam in Namtu Township, Northern Shan State.
A combined force of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and local People's Defence Forces (PDFs) have been fighting with Junta troops near the Bawdwin Dam in Namtu Township, Northern Shan State.
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (9 - 15 February 2021)
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MYANMAR
In northern Shan State, fighting between the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) or between EAOs continued in several townships during the reporting period. Over 50 people were reportedly displaced in Mansan Village in Namtu Township following armed clashes that broke out between the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) and the allied forces of the Shan State Progress Party (SSPP) and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army on 13 February. Further clashes were reported between the MAF and RCSS/SSA in Hsipaw Township on 10 February, followed by clashes on 11 February between the MAF and the SSPP in Kutkai and Muse townships. The new displacement is in addition to around 1,070 people who remain displaced in three sites in Kyaukme Township due to the armed clashes since early January. Around 9,700 people remain in situations of protracte