Army jets attack KIA base: KIO
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Myanmar army deployed two fighter jets to attack a base of the No. 27 Battalion of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Kine Tate village, Mansi Township on Monday, said Daung Khar, spokesperson of the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO)'s technical a
The fighting between the KIA and the army broke out on March 21 and there is no report of casualties from the aerial attack. The KIO delegation in Yangon has been informed of the fighting, he said.
“Despite new clashes, we have to continue the peace talks as it can reduce the fighting,” said Hla Maung Shwe from Myanmar Peace Centre.
Lamai Gum Ja from Myitkyina-based Peace-talk Creation Group said, “The fighting occurred as the army detected timber smuggling from a helicopter. However the KIO said the place the fighting occurred is not used for timber smuggling.’’
