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KACHIN STATE – It has been reported that intense clash happened around 9 a.m. on July 1 between the junta troops and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Waingmaw Township, Kachin State. The exact location was between Lagat Kawng and N Wan Yang on Sadon – Kan Paik Ti Road which is the area controlled by KIA Battalion #3.
A person close to the KIA stated that the casualty on the military council column which was attacking, was rising and they retreated.
There had been a skirmish in the aforementioned area in the morning of June 26 and since then, the military operation has been tense and the clash occurred again on July 1.