Fighting erupts between junta and KIA in Lone Khin

Armed clashes between the junta and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) have been ongoing in Lone Khin Village Tract, Hpakant Township, Kachin State, since around 10:30 am on November 10.

The fighting between the two sides has involved both small arms fire and artillery shelling, a Hpakant Township resident told MNJ.

“I’ve heard that both sides are even using artillery in Lone Khin,” he said.

The junta has been clashing with the KIA and its ally, the Kachin People’s Defence Force (Kachin PDF), around Mawsisar Hilltop Monastery, the golf course, and the Myaukone and Lelpyin areas in the Lone Khin Village Tract.