Burma-Myanmar: Burma army attacks again Shan State Army base at Loikuk
Yesterday before noon, the Burma Army’s Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 506 attacked the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) base at Loikuk in Kehsi township, southern Shan State, local news sources reported.
The Burma army’s latest assault on the Shan army was unable to seize the SSA base. A number of injured government soldiers were seen being carried to Lashio, the locals told SHAN.
On 20 June, from 11.00 to 13.00 hours, a 30-strong unit of Burma Army from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 506 based in Wan Nawng Ka, Kehsi township, launched attack on SSPP/SSA base at Loi Kuk near Nakhiling, Wanphwe tract, a 10km (7 miles) distance from Kehsi.