Burmese Army stepped up their assault on Kachin Army by sending more troops and transporting more military equipment to Kachin areas though it made an initial agreement to reduce the scale of current conflict during Ruili talks.
On April 10, KIA’s 5th Brigade soldiers fought against Burmese troops of 381st LIR at Hkawk Jang village at 4:30am. At least one Burmese soldier is reportedly killed in this battle, said a frontline source.
In another front, a heavy fighting broke out as KIA soldiers of 21st Battalion under 3rd Brigade deterred invading Burmese Army soldiers of infamous 88th LID near Sin Lum Kaji on April 10 at 10 am.
On April 9, Burmese soldiers under 3rd Tactical Operations Command torched homes in Npawn village. The same village was torched by Burmese Army soldiers of 390th LIR on March 28 after being pounded with heavy artillery from a distance.
Heavy battles are raging around Npawn village between KIA’s 255th Mobile Battalion and Burmese Army on April 9. “Burmese Army is continuously pounding us with heavy artillery shells but most shells just hit on empty areas and so far there are no casualties among us,” said a KIA frontline source.
Fighting between KIA’s 5th Brigade and Burmese Army has been continuing in almost daily basis in Gang Dau Yang located on Myitkyina-Bamaw road. Local sources reported that Burmese troops buildup have increased along Myitkyina-Laiza road and Bamaw-Laiza road during this week. Burmese Army has been transporting food supplies and military equipment including 105 mm, 120 mm howitzers and field guns to Gang Dau Yang since last Wednesday.
