Fierce battles have been reported in southern Kachin State, where Myanmar’s military is intensifying its bid to recapture Momauk, a town seized last month by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and allied resistance forces.
On August 19, the KIA-led forces captured the regime’s last remaining army camp in Momauk after a month-long offensive. Five days later, junta troops based in Bhamo, about 10 miles to the west, began a counterattack using armoured vehicles.Despite recent reports from pro-junta Telegram channels that Momauk has been recaptured by the junta, the town is still in KIA hands, according to the group’s spokesperson, Col. Naw Bu.
“They haven’t taken Momauk yet; they’re still far away. The military columns advancing from Bhamo have reached about six miles from. . .
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