Kachin Independence Army resumes offensive in Bhamo while regime starts counteroffensive in Hpakant

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), and its allied resistance forces, resumed its offensive on the regime Military Operations Command (MOC) 21 in Bhamo Township of southern Kachin State – three days after the end of a 20-day ceasefire – on April 25.

A source close to the KIA told DVB on the condition of anonymity that it expanded its offensive from the MOC 21, to include the Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 47, as well as engineering, logistic and medical battalions in Bhamo, located 120 miles (193 km) south of the Kachin State capital Myitkyina and 58 miles (93 km) southwest of Laiza, the KIA headquarters.