Burma-Myanmar: Continuous clashes between army and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) forces
Front line sources report that clashes between BA’s 219th LIR and the combined forces of KIA battalions 36 & 38 took place in Muse township between Man Kang and Yihku villages at 7:30 pm on March 24.
The same day around 10 am, fighting also broke out near Lashap village in Mung Baw, and BA forces from Man Pying bombarded KIA positions with 120mm mortars to give their troops cover.
Another armed incidence occurred around 12:30 pm near Hpak Gum village when KIA troops clashed with about 60 LIR 219 troops coming up from Man Pying.
Around 1:30 pm, KIA forces staged an attack on BA troops holed up in the Nam Tau Buddhist monastery.
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