CNI News
12 January 2025

The KIA-PDF joint forces arrested about 200 youths to recruit in the Indawgyi region, Mohnyin Township, Kachin State on 9th January 2025, said locals. 

70 residents of Indawgyi Town and over 100 Ma Mon Kaing villagers were arrested somewhere on the road between Indawgyi Town and Ma Mon Kaing Village to recruit by the KIA-PDF joint forces. In the same way, youths from Nan Ba Dae and Le Mon Villages were arrested and taken away by the KIA-PDF joint forces. 

Those arrested and taken away were sent to the KIA-PDF military camp which is located at the entrance to Nyaung Bin Village, said locals. 

At present, the KIA-PDF joint forces are launching offensives to capture Bhamo and they captured Mansi a few days ago.

While the entrance signboard to Indawgyi Town

The KIA-PDF joint forces were launching three operations in order to control places along the Uru River in Kachin State and those along Chindwin River, said military. analysts. 

In coloration with the PDFs, the ABSDF and the AA, the KIA is waging battles and if it was able to implement fully, military operations could emerge in Magway and Mandalay Regions, and more arms and narcotic drugs would arrive in the mainland and India, pointed out military analysts.