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KACHIN STATE – 3 members of the Kachin People’s Defense Force (KPDF) and 7 junta policemen clashed in the Sai Taung area of Hpakant Township, Kachin State. A Kachin news source said that 2 policemen under the junta council were killed and 1 was captured alive.
On the morning of February 25, there was a skirmish at Shan Kone Market in Sai Taung.
“At 9 o’clock this morning, when 7 policemen came out to Shan Kone market in Hpakant Sai Taung area, three KPDF men came out after shopping and they met at the market. I heard that 2 policemen were killed and 1 was captured alive,” said a military source in the Kachin region.
During the battle, whether weapons and ammunition were confiscated or not from the police under the military council is not yet confirmed.
The KPDF has military cooperation with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and is the force participating in the KIA-led operations in the Kachin region.
On October 3rd, 2023, there was a fight near the Sai Taung village, with the KIA/KPDF joint forces and the Junta Council forces.