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KIA Seizes Border Town From Myanmar junta Kachin Independence Army (KIA) seized Kanpiketi, another Chinese border town, on Wednesday amid Chinese pressure to stop fighting Myanmar’s regime. China has blocked border gates to Kachin State, has asked KIA to stop attacking the junta..

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) is reinforcing troops, ammunition and other supplies in the northern Shan State capital, Lashio, despite pressure from China to withdraw from the city. The group seized Lashio and its Northeastern Command headquarters in early August and Beijing is apparently demanding a withdrawal from the city.

MNDAA has fortified routes to Lashio and is bolstering its control of the city, a source told The Irrawaddy.“ More troops and food arrived recently. Both the MNDAA and People’s Defense Forces made a lot of sacrifices to occupy Lashio and they won’t give it up easily,” he said. The junta and MNDAA have clashed at least twice near Hoya village in Mongyai Township, heightening tensions, said the source.
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