Myanmar’s military junta launched an airstrike on the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) stronghold of Laiza late Wednesday night, according to the group’s spokesperson.
The attack, which took place at around midnight, injured a pregnant woman and damaged a number of houses and churches in the village of Mai Sak Pa, KIA spokesperson Col. Naw Bu said.
Laiza is located on Myanmar’s border with China. The KIA and its political wing, the Kachin Independence Organisation, are headquartered in the town.
The KIA has intensified its campaign against junta forces in Kachin State since the beginning of this year. The group and its allies are currently targeting the regime’s Light Infantry Battalion 437 base in Momauk Township, about 25 miles southwest of Laiza.
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