Junta airstrikes that killed at least 20 people at a Kachin Independence Army (KIA) training camp last week have raised concerns about possible regime infiltration, according to sources.
The precision with which the camp was hit suggests that the military knew its exact location, a local man with ties to the KIA told Myanmar Now.
“There are rumours that a junta informant may have been among the trainees,” the man said, adding that an investigation into the incident, which took place in Kachin State’s Shwegu Township on September 17, is currently underway.
“They are investigating whether the informant escaped or was among the dead. The junta could not have bombed the site without precise information,” he said.
The site of the camp, operated by Battalion 12 of the KIA’s Brigade 11, had only recently been cleared for use, he added.
According to KIA spokesperson Colonel Naw Bu, there. . .
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