Hpakant Township
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Villagers flee as junta forces make mass arrests in Hpakant Township
At least 300 people have been detained in recent weeks on suspicion of supporting anti-regime forces
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Shooting deaths occur amid heightened security, military arrests in Hpakant
The military carried out a raid and detained several KIA officers at a meeting, and an immigration officer was killed the next day in the Kachin State town, which is known for its jade production
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Two months after deadly air raid, Hpakant remains on high alert
The military’s October 23 attack on a KIO celebration has turned the jade-mining region into a new hotspot in the ongoing conflict for control of Myanmar’s north
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A Nang Pa airstrike fatalities expected to rise as Myanmar military blocks victims’ access to medical care
At least 100 wounded people are trapped at the site of an aerial bombing by the junta, as troops manning military checkpoints refuse to allow cars to enter or exit the area
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‘Yakkha’ pilots in Yak-130s likely responsible for Hpakant airstrike: defector
Yakkha, the Burmese word for “ogre,” was part of the call sign of each of the pilots involved in the deadly aerial assault
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