Witnesses reported that this week insurgents and local militias killed 40 Burmese junta soldiers in a two-day battle in areas near the country’s northern and western borders. This will be a major battle against security forces since February. The biggest casualties caused. 1 military coup.

Villagers reported on Friday that the Kachin Independence Army killed 30 regime soldiers in the northernmost Kachin State, and killed 10 military government soldiers in the nearby Sagaing area. These were newly formed township militias. According to the rebels, it has not been confirmed. Or military regime.

The newly established National Unification Government (NUG) tried to unify an army across the country. Numerous “People’s Defense Forces” sprung up all over the country and fought with the State Administration Commission (SAC), which made the army much better armed. The government’s casualties have increased), as the regime claims to be.

NUG is a shadow government formed by members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. The organization was deposed by the military and leaders of ethnic regions in February and was established on April 16 and unveiled ” The veil of the People’s Defence Force. “(PDF, May 5).

The shadow government intends to incorporate PDF into the Union Army, combining the militia composed of the majority of the Barma (Burmese) in central Myanmar with many ethnic armed groups in the country (such as Kia) to fight against the well-trained but widely disgusted military government military force.

On Thursday and Friday, fighting in Kachin State, which borders China, intensified as the military government launched a large-scale attack in an attempt to retake the Alawbwan military camp that was occupied by Kia in April.

“They are using planes and heavy weapons. Their main goal is to retake the Alabwan camp that Kia occupied last month. They are now trying their best to take it back, but Kia is still holding on,” Kia news officer Naw Bu ) The colonel told RFA’s Myanmar Service.

“There is daily fighting in the Myothit and Konglaw areas. The situation is very tense.” He added that he was referring to the village of Mumok Town, the center of the battle. “There were casualties, but we can’t tell you the details yet.”

10 bombings by the military government

On Monday, when the KIA Army shot down a helicopter, residents of the Three-Kazakh Army in Sihat Village were told RFA that the KIA Army clashed with junta soldiers in nearby Towerdine Hill and killed about 30 soldiers.

“The fighting has intensified. Yesterday, three to four aircraft bombed the Towerdine area nearly 10 times,” the villager said on Friday.

“My brother, a construction worker, was driving along the Myitkyina-Bhamo highway and saw them carrying the dead. The villagers said there must be about 30 bodies.

He added: “Military aircraft are available almost every day, but not today.”

Kachin sources told RFA that the fighting in Kachin State that broke out two weeks after the February 1 coup has caused about 100 conflicts, including at least 60 air strikes by the military government.

They said the fighting had displaced more than 12,000 people and killed two monks and 15 other civilians.

“Our farmers are facing huge difficulties. A woman in Xihat Village said: “We cannot go back to the fields to harvest crops. We are worried that all the crops will be destroyed. “

“We have invested a lot in them, and now we can’t harvest them. Whenever we go to the wild, they will shoot at us.” She added.

There was no answer to the RFA’s call to the military government spokesperson Major General Zaw Min Tun on Friday. The military government has not released any reports about the Kachin fighting.

The battalion commander reported that he was killed

Villagers told RFA that in three villages in the southwest of Kachin State in Sagaing Province, three villages between military government forces and members of the People’s Defense Forces of Kani Town killed at least ten regimes in three clashes on Wednesday, while two local residents death.

Sagaing-based Khit Thit News reported that the acting commander of the 404th Artillery Battalion, Major Tanter Sing Maint, was one of the junta soldiers killed in the Kani conflict.

A member of the People’s Defense Forces of Kani Township said that after an informant notified them of the local forces, more than 100 military government soldiers came to the town.

“There was a gun battle between our local troops and the troops near the hills behind Thamingyan village. So far, we have not caused any casualties. We retreated a bit because they fired heavy weapons at us.” Say.

“We used homemade landmines seven times. The informant told them our location. All we have is Tumee’s hand-made weapons,” he said, referring to the crude shot rifles that rural residents wielded against Indian military government forces.

Sagaing, the territory bordering India, is mainly inhabited by a majority of Basmas.

Local reports say that in Tamu City, Sagaing Province, a city with 44,000 people, local fighters using black powder rifles killed 14 soldiers in late March and early April, but the defense against the violent suppression of soldiers The measures have made the military government even more brutal.

“If the ethnic army can provide us with some weapons, we will be very happy. We will ask people from all over the country to counterattack the military government in all possible ways.” The Kani fighter said.

‘We can get rid of them’

The Sagaing militia called for weapons and assistance last Friday. At the time, NUG Deputy Defense Minister Khin Ma Ma Myo stated that the township units of the People’s Defense Forces in France, a country with a population of 54 million, are working hard to link and share information.

“What is happening in the country is that the commander-in-chief has abused his power and abused the country. We urge the people and ethnic armed groups to unite and fight back.” He said, referring to the military government leader Min Ang Herin. Aung Hlaing).

Khin Ma Ma Myo said: “Gradually, if we all unite to resist, we can get rid of them.”

He said: “I would like to call on all ethnic armed groups and people, as well as the armed forces and police, to cooperate with us to build the future of the country.”

A member of the local township militia in Kalay, another town in Sagaing Province, said that the local combatants had caused casualties to the government forces and his organization was willing to join the NUG National Army.

The militia said: “We have not joined them, but if we can join them and work under their command, it will be more convenient.”

He said: “Now, when (junior soldiers) arrive, we unite between the villages and act as guerrillas.” “This is not yet a large organization, but we hope to cooperate as soon as possible.”

However, not all opponents of the military government of ethnic minorities seem to be willing to join a nationwide army. In Myanmar, people in ethnic minority areas have been treated badly by the Central Government of Myanmar for decades.

“There is no communication with NUG. If they don’t contact us, we don’t care.” A member of the Hakha Township Force of the Chin German Defense Force (CDF) said that the force was established on April 4 in Chin State, which is Myanmar The borders are not strong, India and Bangladesh are underdeveloped regions.

The Chindran Defence Force is organized by tribe in nine townships in one state. According to reports, the Civil Defence Force in Minda Town killed at least 20 military junta soldiers in a battle that began in April, and the Khakas this week At the beginning, nine regime soldiers were killed.

The Hakha CDF fighter said: “We will provide support to the CDF. If we want to establish an independent armed group here, we must discuss it again.”

Reported by RFA’s Myanmar Service Department. Translated by Khin Maung Nyane. Paul Eckert (Paul Eckert) written in English.