CNI News
16 Dec 2022
The Kachin Independence Army is ready to respond in kind if the Myanmar military launches violent attacks against it, said Vice Chairman of the Kachin Independence Council Lt-Gen Gunmaw.
He made the comments during an interview the RFA aired on 15th December, 2022.
He said, "We have taken various military options into consideration. If the military launches violent attacks against us, we will have to defend ourselves fiercely. We will have to respond in kind to violent attacks. We have taken various plans into account and have been prepared in terms of morale."
Damage seen after airstrikes of the military in October, 2022.
He added that the KIA has trained more than 4,000 members of the People's Defence Force under the National Unity Government, which has been trying to topple the military junta.
The KIA has been cooperating with the NUG and the Committee Representing Pyithu Hluttaw to oust the military junta.
The military junta launched airstrikes against Anantpar in Hpakant Township, an area controlled by Brigade (9) of the KIA on 24th October, 2022, killing more than 80 people including KIA senior officers.
Armed clashes have erupted between the military and joint forces of the KIA and the PDF in Sagaing Region, Kachin State and Shan State (North) and tensions have escalated.
