Pro-Communist Rebels Take Control of Kokang Region in Northern Myanmar

Published on January 9, 2024

After more than 70 days of fighting in northern Myanmar, also known as Burma, the pro-communist Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA),  an armed ethnic rebellion force, has taken over the Kokang region from the ruling military junta. According to the pro-MNDAA online blog Kokang123, on Jan. 5, the rebel group took full control of Laukkai, the capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone of Shan State, and all military personnel surrendered.  The report said that the rebel forces launched the attack on Oct. 27, 2023, and caused more than 2,000 enemy casualties and captured more than 4,000, including six brigadier generals.  The news was also confirmed by the Burmese military junta. ...

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