Burma-Myanmar: Kachin Independence Army (KIA) launches attack against military junta troops to seize major road from Mansi to Namkham
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Myanmar’s military have been fighting fiercely in Mansi Township, Kachin State, and the junta is reportedly conducting air strikes.
The fighting is taking place in Madan Yang village, about 8km from Mansi on the road to Namkham in northern Shan State.
KIA information officer Colonel Naw Bu confirmed the fighting. “The KIA attacked military council troops on Tuesday. The military has carried out air strikes,” he said. The fighting also continued on Thursday.
The KIA has carried out attacks because junta troop deployments in Mada Yang have restricted KIA movements, said Col. Naw Bu.
When clashes took place between Myanmar’s military and the KIA in Mansi Township from 2013 to 2017, villagers fled their homes along the roads from Mansi to Namkham and Mabein in Shan State.