According to local residents, a battle is taking place between the joint forces of the SAC, the Shanni Nationalities Army (SNA), and the joint forces of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the People’s Defense Forces (PDF) in Hawng Par Village, Hparkant Township, Kachin State.
The joint forces of SAC and SNA from Tarmahkan Town entered Hawng Par Village today (September 11th) at around 5:30 in the morning and a battle broke out with KIA and PDF joint forces.
” Tarmahkan town is occupied by the SAC Army. Hawng Par is free. Now Hawng Par is occupied. Just this morning, there was a fight in Myauk Kyaung. The sound of gunshots came out continuously. At first, we heard the sound of mutual fire and then cannon fire. Some people in the village have been avoiding it,” a resident of Hawng Par village told MPA.
Hawng Par village is a big village with about 1000 houses and it is only about three miles away from Tarmahkan Town. It is said that in the past there was no fighting like this near the village or in the village.
“The battle lasted for 3 hours. Only the SAC Army opened fire in the village. The KIA and PDF did not fire because they were afraid that the people from the village would be hit. In the past, people in Selzin village also left. But the SAC Army burned the whole village,” the local continued.
Currently, the SAC troops and the SNA troops are in Hawng Par village, and they announced that people have been told to leave the village before 12:00 noon.