Myanmar Military Takes Heavy Casualties in Kachin State Fighting
KIA soldiers at the KIA headquarters in Laiza in 2014. / The Irrawaddy
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By The Irrawaddy 7 May 2021
The Myanmar military has reportedly suffered further heavy casualties during fierce clashes with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in multiple locations across Kachin State on Thursday.
Fighting between the KIA and the regime’s soldiers has intensified in Momauk, Mohnyin, Bhamo and Waimaw Townships since last week.
KIA Information Officer Colonel Naw Bu claimed that the KIA witnessed more than 30 soldiers killed and 80 seriously injured after regime fighter jets mistakenly dropped bombs and fired guns at their own troops in Momauk Township.
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On March 18, 1944, men and animals from the 2nd Battalion cross the Tanai River on a bamboo bridge built by Kachin tribesmen, working with the Office of Strategic Services, near the village of Ning Awng. (Photo Credit: Courtesy Photo) DOD
Merrill’s Marauders officially Galahad Force or the 5307th Composite Unit (Provi- sional) existed for just one year, from September 1943 to August 1944. In that time, the unit and its men performed some of the most arduous missions asked of an infantry unit in World War II. Their accomplishments left a strong legacy that is visible in the Army of today, most notably as the foundation for the ethos of the 75th Ranger Regiment.Nicknamed “Merrill’s Marauders,” themission was to capture an airport. Some 800 miles through jungle and mountainous terrain and five major battles later, #Merrill‘sMaurauders captured the airport in May 1944 and the city of Myitkyina in August. Christopher L. Kolakowski Army.mil
Township Police Chief Killed in KIA Attack in Northern Myanmar
Police Major Hein Htet
By The Irrawaddy 4 May 2021
The Mansi Township police chief was killed in an attack by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) on the central police station in the town in Bhamo District, Kachin State at around 8 p.m. on Monday.
“Police Major Hein Htet died immediately. And another police officer was seriously injured. We are civilians, so we don’t have details of their injuries. They were rushed to Bhamo Military Hospital,” a local resident said.
There was an exchange of fire as KIA fighters attacked the police station. The Myanmar military’s Light Infantry Battalion 319, which is located near the police station, also responded with artillery fire.
Myanmar s Kachin rebels shoot down military helicopter
Mon, May 3 2021 13:36 IST |
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Helicopter.. Image Source: IANS News
Kolkata, May 3 : The rebels of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) shot down a Myanmar military helicopter gunship when it was attacking their base on Monday. This is the first time a rebel group in the country has brought down a military helicopter after the Tatmadaw (military) started offensives against the country s multiple ethnic rebel armies in late April.
KIA s foreign liaison unit located somewhere near India s Arunachal Pradesh state informed IANS that the helicopter was brought down by rebel anti-aircraft fire at Momauk in Kachin state at 10.20 a.m. local Myanmar time on Monday.
The gunship was struck as it was conducting a raid in Momauk, which has seen heavy fighting as the junta’s military attempts to retake a base seized by the KIA in March.