Fierce clashes broke out in Momauk Township, Kachin State on Monday when junta forces advanced into the township from their base in Bhamo and initiated assaults on anti-junta Kachin fighters, local sources said.
A massive convoy of trucks and armoured vehicles moved towards the army’s Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 437 base in Momauk Township, according to residents of the township, meeting and clashing with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), which controls most of the township excluding the battalion base.
The resulting battles lasted throughout the day on Monday and Tuesday between the sixth and seventh milestones on the Momauk-Bhamo road, about midway between the two towns’ urban centres, according to KIA spokesperson Col. Naw Bu.
“Our ground forces reported that they were fending off the assaults. We haven’t heard whether there have been airstrikes yet but there has been heavy artillery firing on them. . .
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