Turkey and Syrian Kurdish forces are both accusing each other of violating a temporary ceasefire agreement in northern Syria.
The US announced on Thursday it had brokered a five-day pause in fighting to allow Kurdish forces to withdraw.
Forces belonging to the Burma Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) engaged in their first battle in Kachin State in months in Mohnyin Township this week.
Col Naw Bu, who is in charge of the Kachin Independence Organization’s information department, told NMG that there had been no fighting in the state or around nine months, but that it reignited in the second week of October.
Turkey has agreed to a temporary ceasefire to allow Kurdish-led troops to withdraw from northern Syria.
The country will pause its offensive in the area, overseen by the US, for 120 hours in order to allow for the pullback.
The army fought with Restoration Council of Shan State/ Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) in Naunghe village tract, Mongpan Township, Shan State (South) on October 15, according to a report from Tai Freedom news agency owned by the RCSS.
The report, quoting a field report from the RCSS, said the RCSS forces clashed with the army, who are intruding in their area.
Russia has stepped up its role in the conflict in Syria by deploying military police to the country’s north.
The Russian units are patrolling a contact line between Syrian and Turkish forces, according to a statement Tuesday by Russia’s Defense Ministry. The line runs along the northwestern borders of the Manbij district.