The Chin National Army (CNA) said it captured Cikha, a small town near the Myanmar-India border in northern Chin State’s Tonzang Township, on Sunday.
The group said it had been fighting regime forces in the area since the second week of May and was continuing its effort to seize control of the township’s administrative centre.
“We have completely captured the Cikha camp. There are no longer any [junta] troops in Cikha,” said CNA spokesperson Salai Htet Ni.
He added that Chin resistance forces had already captured the police station and an army camp in Tonzang, some 50 miles to the south of Cikha, but were still fighting regime soldiers in the town.
To prevent Tonzang from falling into the hands of the CNA, the Myanmar military has carried out multiple airstrikes on the town, including nine on Sunday alone, said Salai Htet Ni.
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