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KACHIN STATE – It has been reported that Kachin Independence Army (KIA) intercepted the junta council column from Waingmaw township, Shwe Nyaung Pin village based light infantry battalion 321 which had come to reinforce near Tharpadaung village, Myitkyina township.
The information department of Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) issued that during the battle which occurred near Tharpadaung village, on December 17, the junta council conducted aerial bombardments using fighter jets four times and the junta council battalion from Shwe Nyaung Pin village also fired heavy weapons.
KIA attacked and captured two Pyi Thu Sit militia camps in Talawgyi village, Myitkyina township and in Bawsardee village, Waingmaw township which are connected to Tharpadaung village on December 15. Following that, continuous battles are breaking out.
On the day when two Pyi Thu Sit militia camps were captured, the fascist junta council fired heavy weapons and conducted aerial bombardments towards KIO territory – Mai Ja Yang town and Mai Set Par village, Laiza region. Due to those attacks, there were civilian casualties.
On the morning of December 17, as the junta council’s military camps stationed on Bwamye mountain and Hkaya mountain, near Laiza region, on Myitkyina – Bahmo road, fired heavy weapons towards Laiza, KIA conducted a counter attack.
It has been five days since the consecutive battles have been breaking out near the Laiza region.