Hundreds of Kachins flee fighting in northern Myanmar
Catholics take refuge in a church after renewed conflict between the military and Kachin Independence Army UCA News reporter Updated: March 17, 2021 08:59 AM GMT
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Protesters take cover behind homemade shields as they confront the police during a crackdown on demonstrations against the military coup in Yangon on March 16. (Photo: AFP)
Nearly 200 civilians, mostly Catholics, have been forced to flee their villages due to renewed fighting between the military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Myanmar’s conflict-stricken Kachin state.
The elderly, women and children were among the fleeing Kachin civilians in four villages in Injangyang township where fighting broke out on March 15.