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KACHIN STATE – Locals reported that the junta’s Infantry Battalion (58), the only remaining military camp in Waingmaw Town, launched artillery attacks, starting around 11:00 p.m., on May 27.
“The junta army fired from Infantry Battalion (58) base, not far away. The artillery shells landed and exploded at the close area. They fired continuously,” a local said on the night of May 27.
It was said that the terrorist junta army launched artillery attacks, without the occurrence of a ground battle.
There are Light Infantry Battalion (321) and Infantry Battalion (58) in Waingmaw Town, as the junta’s firmly military bases. The joint forces of Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and People’s Defence Force (PDF) combated and captured Light Infantry Battalion (321), on May 21. The terrorist junta soldiers who ran away from that battalion, reportedly reunited with Infantry Battalion (58), according to junta-controlled telegram channels.
Infantry Battalion (58) is situated on Waingmaw – Kan Paik Ti Road, near Waingmaw Town.
On the night of May 26, the terrorist junta army reportedly carried out artillery attacks without a fight in Waingmaw Township, and at least 20 civilians were injured, and some were killed.