Yangon, December 31: The government
and ethnic Kachin rebels are blaming each
other for an upsurge in fighting in northern
Myanmar, with the government denying it
carried out air attacks on rebel-held
territory.
President's office director Maj Zaw Htay
said today that helicopters and jets alleged
by the Kachin to have carried out attacks in
recent days were actually used to supply
government units whose access to supplies
by road has been cut off by the Kachin
Independence Army.
The government says the upsurge in
fighting followed the Christmas Eve
destruction of a power pylon by the rebels.
KIA spokesman La Nan said by email that
the fighting was sparked by a government
offensive against the rebels. The two sides
have been battling on-and-off for 18
months.
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