Members of a pro-junta Kachin armed group based in the village of Kawnghka in northern Shan State’s Kutkai Township surrendered without a fight to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) early last month, according to locals.
The Kawnghka militia, as the group is known, made the move after losing a base to the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in November, sources in the area told Myanmar Now.
The TNLA, a member of the Brotherhood Alliance, has captured scores of military outposts and half a dozen towns in northern Shan State since the alliance launched its Operation 1027 offensive against the regime in late October.
The group has been . . .
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