KACHIN STATE – Locals said that there had been fierce fighting between the junta army and the KIA, PDF Allied Forces near Hpakant on the afternoon of September 4, and people have been fleeing.
It’s been reported that starting at 1:00 p.m. on September 4, the KIA and Allied PDF attacked more than 100 forces of the junta army that launched from Hpakant to Kyangap. During the fighting, military councils in Hpakant were firing heavy weapons, and there is currently fierce fighting.
KIA and PDF Allied Forces attacked more than 100 forces of the junta army that launched from Hpakant to Kyangap. People from the Htonbo, Kyangap, and Sipin wards fled because the KIA said to flee. The military council from the Hpakant fires with heavy weapons, and the fighting is very fierce.
The KIA front-line source said that currently, to clean the military council in the gemstone Township, Hpakant and seven military camps remain to be finalized occupations, and the KIA had already acquired territorial dominance.
In Hpakant, where the world’s most valuable gemstones are produced, there are seven major military camps of the military council, including the KanSi Strategic Hills, AungBarlay Camp, Mazupyantaung Camp, Lepinyan Church, Saingtaung Police Station, Hpakant Strategic Hills, and Hpakant Police Station.
