{"id":73663,"date":"2018-07-30T16:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T20:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/?p=73663"},"modified":"2018-08-11T04:18:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T08:18:24","slug":"early-july-clash-account-summary-kachin-state-northern-shan-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/2018\/07\/30\/early-july-clash-account-summary-kachin-state-northern-shan-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Early July Clash Account Summary: Kachin State and Northern Shan State"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early July Clash Account Summary: Kachin State and Northern Shan State<\/h1>\n

30 July 2018<\/em><\/p>\n

Kachin State and Northern Shan State<\/p>\n

\"Burma
Burma Army markings visible on the larger, unexploded bomb dropped on Bawmwang Village.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 1-16 Total Military Actions<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Total: 18 clashes – 9 troop-on-troop and 9 one-sided attacks<\/span><\/p>\n

Danai – 4 clashes, 2 attacks<\/span><\/p>\n

Hpakant \u2013 3 clashes, 2 attacks\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Muse \u2013 1 clash, 1 attack \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Waingmaw \u2013 2 attacks<\/span><\/p>\n

Manton \u2013 1 clash \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lashio \u2013 1 attack<\/span><\/p>\n

Namkham – 1 attack<\/span><\/p>\n

Hostilities in Kachin State and northern Shan State remain almost a daily occurrence. Compared to the first two weeks of June which had five clashes and 12 attacks, July has had nine clashes and nine attacks. Most clashes have occurred in Danai and Hpakant townships. Heavy rains have reduced the number of clashes in the region, yet civilians and combatants still suffer from continued Burma Army advances.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"July<\/p>\n

Clashes continue between the KIA and Burma Army in Danai and Hpakant Townships<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout the first half of July there were six military actions in Danai Township. Nawng Nyang and Zup Mai villages, approximately 15 kilometers east of Danai Town and the Myitkyina – Danai highway, as well as Nam Hkam Village, approximately 20 kilometers southwest of Danai Town, were the areas of contention. Over 2000 people were displaced east of Danai in April, some of which only recently emerged from hiding in the jungle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the 14th, 15th and 16th of July, there was heavy fighting in Hpakant Township in the region west of Kamaing Town.<\/span><\/p>\n

The biggest battle occurred throughout the day of July 14th when KIA soldiers from Bum Chyang Post defended against approximately 100 Burma Army soldiers from Ja Ra Yang Base. At 1630 Burma Army forces fired four mortar rounds toward Bum Chyang from Ja Ra Yang.<\/span><\/p>\n

At 1800 on the 15th, another clash occurred when KIA soldiers saw BA forces advancing toward Je Bu Hku, above Kamaing Loi Seng Village.<\/span><\/p>\n

*EDIT (added on August 8) – On 11 July at 0115 Burma Army troops stepped on a KIA landmine as the soldiers advanced toward a KIA outpost at Mazup Yang, near Lai Nawng Hku Village in Hpakant Township.\u00a0 The Burma Army soldiers fired small arms and mortar rounds at the\u00a0post following the explosion.<\/p>\n

Bawmwang Village attacked in May with Burma Army \u201cCluster Bombs\u201d according to KIA<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

On May 12, at 1130, Bawmwang Village in Sumpra Bum Township was attacked by two Burma Army K-8 jets. The two planes had just attacked the KIA 1st Brigade Headquarters before they flew over Bawmwang Village.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the attack, seven bombs were dropped, but only four detonated.\u00a0 <\/span>The KIA claim the munitions dropped were cluster bombs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Luckily, no one was injured in the attack, however the Kachin Baptist Mission School in the village was damaged, and the villagers had three unexploded bombs to dispose of.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Craters
Craters left by one of the bombs outside the school.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Craters
Craters left by one of the bombs outside the school.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Locations of the three unexploded bombs:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 11 meters from the female student boarding house<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 6 meters from the boarding house kitchen<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 In the students-raised pig pen<\/span><\/p>\n

Locations of the four exploded bombs:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 14 meters from the principal\u2019s house<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Between the boarding house kitchen and the road<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 15 meters from the boarding house kitchen<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 On the road close to the village cemetery<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Inside
Inside one of the buildings that was damaged in the attack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Inside
Inside one of the buildings that was damaged in the attack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The recovered munitions show two types of bombs were used in the attack. A larger one which is 27 inches in length and 21 inches in circumference, and a smaller one which is 16 inches in length and 11 inches in circumference.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Unexploded
Unexploded 16-inch bomb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Unexploded
Unexploded 16-inch bomb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Unexploded
Unexploded 27-inch bomb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Unexploded
Unexploded 27-inch bomb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Unexploded
Unexploded ordnance being recovered after attack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n