Fighting escalates in Waingmaw Township village, junta launches airstrikes

The junta has launched airstrikes following intense clashes near Lamyan Village in Waingmaw Township, Kachin State, according to locals.

In March 2024, a Kachin Independence Army (KIA)-led resistance coalition launched operations in Waingmaw Township, capturing all junta positions in Waingmaw Town except the headquarters of Infantry Battalion 58 (IB 58), the junta-aligned Wuyang militia, and the local police station.

Since then, the junta and its allied militias have been locked in military tensions with KIA-led resistance forces around Lamyan and Wuyang villages in Waingmaw Township. Clashes erupted on August 25 and rapidly escalated.