Kachin State
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Battles ongoing near KIA headquarters in Kachin State
Junta forces have repeatedly clashed with Kachin fighters and attacked villages on a highway running several miles west of the KIA stronghold of Laiza since July
As many residents of Mansi and Momauk flee to Bhamo to escape the fighting, others trapped in the towns are facing hunger and junta airstrikes
As escalating battles displaced inhabitants of Momauk and Mansi townships, army troops destroyed a bridge on the Myitkyina-Bhamo road in an apparent bid to protect one of their bases
Serious fighting has been reported across a wide area of the state as part of a new anti-regime offensive that began late last week
There were also reports of junta artillery shells fired at the KIA headquarters landing on the Chinese side of the border
Junta forces have repeatedly clashed with Kachin fighters and attacked villages on a highway running several miles west of the KIA stronghold of Laiza since July