The military government also carried out airstrikes on Karen. So far more than 45 thousand villagers have been displaced due to the ongoing fighting in Kachin and Karen (Kachin-Karen Ethnic Groups).
Kachin National Army soldiers
Myanmar Ethnic Guerrillas Shot Down Helicopter: Ethnic Groups in Myanmar, who live in the northern region of Myanmar, say they have killed an army helicopter during heavy fighting on Monday. This battle was taking place on a strategic position. The local rebel Kachin National Army (KIA) made this claim at a time when protests against the military government are taking place in Kachin state and other places in the country. This is the first case of a helicopter to be dropped in this fight between the Myanmar Military Government and the ethnic guerrilla forces. Nothing has been said by the military government yet in such cases. But a situation like civil war has arisen across the country.
Kachin is one of the many ethnic minorities in the country who decided to take part in the national movements against the army after the coup in February. Here, the army had taken the country into its hands by toppling the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi (Myanmar Coup 2021) (Myanmar Coup Explained). Aung San was arrested and he is still in custody. Earlier these ethnic groups have been fighting against the central government for decades demanding more autonomy. There are also ethnic minorities in the eastern part of the country, whose name is Karen. These people have their own army.
The military base was captured
The military government also carried out airstrikes on Karen. Due to the ongoing fighting in Kachin and Karen, more than 45 thousand villagers have been displaced till now. Earlier, the Karen rebels claimed to have occupied the military base and set fire to it (Myanmar Ethnic Groups). KIA spokesman Colonel Now Boo said that the army used a fighter plane and a helicopter to attack a settlement in Kachin, after which they have killed a helicopter.
Helicopter shooting video
According to the media report, a video related to this incident is also going viral on social media, in which it can be seen that the helicopter is being targeted and attacked, after which it fires and then smoke starts appearing. . Although there is so much truth in this, it is not clear. Foreign Secretary of Guerrilla Army Kanhapa Sadan said, ‘Good news. Our prayers have been answered (Myanmar Ethnic Groups). The KIA has killed the helicopter of the terrorists. On the streets of the country, people are still protesting for the restoration of democracy, while more than 700 people have died in military action.
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