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Kachin Independence Army attacks regime in Bhamo; South Korean lawmakers meet Myanmar nationals

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The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) told DVB that it, and allied resistance groups, are engaged in combat with regime troops near the Military Operations Command (MOC) 21 in Bhamo Township of southern Kachin State. KIA-led forces seized Artillery Battalion 366 on Sunday, the Bhamo airport on Jan. 26, and an armored battalion on Jan. 25


“We heard that all the regime troops and staff members gathered at MOC 21. The remaining troops at the other camps might also retreat there,” Naw Bu, the KIA spokesperson, told DVB. Bhamo is located 120 miles (193 km) south of the state capital Myitkyina and 58 miles (93 km) southwest of Laiza, the KIA headquarters.

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