Burma-Myanmar: Despite peace talks, Kachin conflict continues
Fighting between Burma’s military and the armed-wing of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has continued in Kachin and parts of north eastern Shan state just days after both sides sat down for talks in China.
On Wednesday evening troops from the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and soldiers from Burma’s military exchanged gun fire near Kadung Hka San village in Hohpyet in Northern Shan state.
The KIA troops were from the group’s Battalion 9, while the government soldiers were from the Nampaka-based Infantry Battalion No. 241, according to a senior KIA officer from the 4th Brigade which includes Battalion 9.