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Dozens of Hpakant residents killed following arrival of junta forces
After junta reinforcements reached Hpakant in late May, a surge of violence gripped the jade mining hub leaving residents trapped, terrified, and pointing fingers at the military
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Three civilians shot dead amid intensifying clashes in Hpakant
Residents say they suspect the killings were carried out by junta forces, as the military expands its presence in the area
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Displaced people bearing brunt of floods in Chipwe, Kachin State
Some 300 families of internally displaced persons (IDPs) were forced to relocate as floodwaters from the N’Mai River rose in Chipwe, Kachin State, a town currently controlled by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)
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Fighting escalates as Myanmar army reaches outskirts of Hpakant
Some civilians were unable to flee in time and remained trapped as junta troops, having fought their way into Lone Hkin village tract on the eastern edge of Hpakant, fired artillery into the surrounding area
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Fighting continues in Kachin State as Myanmar army advances on jade town
Junta forces have come within a few miles of Hpakant, where the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and its allies now control all but a few outposts and villages held by the regime
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