(Based on staff articles from the MYANMAR
NOW in July 2023.)
Despite nearly 20,000-strong KIA Kachin troops,
together with KIA-trained Burmese PDF forces over 15,000-strong, blocking
Mynamar Army’s advances along the roads leading to the Laiza the whole division
5,000-strong of Myanmar Army’s Myitkyinar-based Northern Command has suddenly appeared in the
mountainous jungles arround the Laiza last month.
What surprised KIA was that the attacking troops have brought along with them the heavy weaponery such as 155mm howitzers and so many 75mm recoiless guns to smash heavily-fortified KIA bunkers. The rumours were that Chaina has secretly given Myanmar Army troops permission to march through China or even air-lifted their heavy weapons right back into KIA-controlled jungles.








