Kachin Independence Army resumes offensive as regime sends reinforcements into Kachin State

Fighting resumed in Bhamo Township of southern Kachin State on Saturday after the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) continued its offensive on the Military Operations Command (MOC) 21, ending a week of relative calm, according to a source on the frontline. 

“We started the attack, not the military,” the source told DVB on the condition of anonymity. Bhamo is located 120 miles (193 km) south of the Kachin State capital Myitkyina and 58 miles (93 km) southwest of Laiza, the KIA headquarters.