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Myanmar Military Takes Heavy Casualties in Kachin State Fighting KIA soldiers at the KIA headquarters in Laiza in 2014. / The Irrawaddy 2.7k 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. ....
ACLED Regional Overview - Southeast Asia (24-30 April 2021) Format Last week in Southeast Asia, anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar demonstrated in opposition to the consensus reached by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders and Myanmar s military chief during a meeting on 24 April. Meanwhile, there was an increase in reports of explosives being used to attack government and military infrastructure in the country. Additionally, fighting between the Myanmar military and newly-formed armed resistance groups increased in Sagaing region and Chin state. Tensions also continue to remain high in Kayin and Kachin states as ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) clash with the military over control of strategic bases. In Indonesia, fighting between Papuan separatists and state forces increased last week after the rebels shot dead a high-ranking intelligence official. Meanwhile, a diplomatic spat between the Philippine and Chinese governments over disputed territory in th ....
In this 2012 file photo, recruits of the Kachin Independence Army, one of the country s largest armed ethnic groups, receive training at a military camp near Laiza. the area controlled by the Kachin in northern Myanmar. AP BANGKOK: An ethnic rebel group in northern Myanmar said it shot down a government military helicopter on Monday during heavy fighting over a strategic position. The claim by the Kachin Independence Army came as protests against Myanmar’s military government continued in Kachin State and elsewhere in the country. It would be the first aircraft shot down during recent hostilities between the government and ethnic guerrilla armies. There was no immediate comment by the government on the incident. ....
Myanmar’s Kachin Rebel Group Shoots Down Military Helicopter Our Bureau 1475 Smoke from the crashed helicopter on May 3 (via local media) Myanmar’s Kachin Independence Army (KIA) said it shot down a helicopter that was conducting airstrikes at northern town of Momauk, Kachin province, on Monday morning. “It happened at around 10:20 a.m. today. The attack on the gunship scared away two fighter jets accompanying the helicopter,” KIA information officer Colonel Naw Bu was quoted as saying by The Irrawaddy. He did not comment on the type of weaponry used to destroy the helicopter. Residents living close to the crash site claim they saw the helicopter go down after being hit in its tail rotor. ....