KACHIN STATE – According to Kachin Independence Army (KIA) frontline sources, two jet fighters of the military came and opened fire towards the area controlled by the KIA Brigade 9 above the Kansi region at 4:00 p.m. on October 16.
“Two jet fighters came and opened fire. I heard there were casualties. I’ll tell you the details later,” said a person close to the KIA forces.
After the coup d’état, there is military tension between the military junta council and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), and PDF, and there are almost daily clashes in Hpakant region.
In addition, on October 14, there was a skirmish between the military junta troops moving near Maupin Village on the Moe Kaung-Hpakant Road and the KIA and PDF forces.
On the night of October 23, 2022, the military junta carried out airstrikes in the Anangpa region controlled by KIA Brigade 9, killing more than thirty civilians.