CNI News
5 April 2024
Political and military analysts are analyzing what is the military objective of the Kachin Independence Army that is waging severely battles against the Myanmar Tatmadaw.
The KIA/PDF joint forces are waging battles in Kachin State and Sagaing Region and the battles are fiercely breaking out between the Myanmar Tatmadaw and the KIA/PDF joint forces.
The KIA is fighting together with its allies so as to be able to build a federal union, U Kun Gawng Kham, a Kachin politician, told CNI News.
While seeing the Lweje border trade post
" The objective of the KIA, to the best of my knowledge, is to build a federal union. So, the KIA is fighting together with its allies to build a federal union, I think." he said.
The KIA and its allies have capture the military camps of the Myanmar Tatmadaw along the Momauk-Lweje Road and the Momauk-Dawhpumyang Road reportedly. The KIA was fighting against the Myanmar Tatmadaw because it wanted the China-Myanmar border trade camps, said a politician.
" Mainly, the KIA will take the border trade camps as able as it can. After it has taken the camps, it can take the opportunities from both governments. It didn't get Muse and Kutkai. The TNLA got them. It will do like the TNLA." he said to CNI News.
While the KIA has controlled the entrance to Lweje
According to the current state of battles, he guessed the KIA had already implemented its military objective, U Than Soe Naing, a Myanmar political commentator, told CNI News.
" I guess the KIA has generally implemented its military objectives at present. Because the KIA captured the Shin Lun Gabar near Momauk and Lweje, an important great military camp, the KIA has already achieved its many military objectives, that we can say. But at the same time, the KIA prevents the entrance to Lweje trade, I heard. That is, because China needs to control military activities between the China-Myanmar border and Kachin State, the Chinese Special Envoy Mr.Deng Xijun came and seems to be discussing about it, I think. China conducts military drill on 2nd and 3rd April in the China-Myanmar border. China is trying to call these forces to the negotiating table in order to control the military conflicts in Myanmar, which the military council will welcome, I think." he said.
The KIA and its allies have captured important military camps of the Myanmar Tatmadaw in Bhamo, Momauk, Sumprabum and Lweje Townships, Kachin State.
