Which One is More Accurate?

It has been very well heard through media that the Burmese military has been launching deadly attack upon ethnic freedom fighters since early this year. The attack toward Karen National Liberation Army and Shan State Army are still on going as usual. Respective exiled news-agencies frequently report about battles between Burmese soldiers and those ethnic freedom fighters.

Kachin Independence Army took cease-fire agreement with the Burmese military leaders since 1994. However, as the group failed to accept the unbalance offer from the Burmese military leaders, which is to make the KIA completely surrender under the Burmese military leader and became part of Burmese military, KIA was then announced as a 'rebel group' since late 2010. Since then, a number of Burmese military battalions were deployed to Kachin State as a preparation to wipe the freedom fighter out.

The tension between Burmese military and KIA rose up as Burmese soldier literally launched fire against KIA in May, 2011. The war between KIA and Burmese military became widely known only in middle July, 2011.

Kachin News Group reported on May 18th, that the latest military tensions between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burmese Army in three different regions in two states in northern Burma may lead to civil war, KIA officials said.

The News Group also reported on May 27th, 2011 that -At about 5 a.m. local time, the Burmese Army fired three 75 mm mortar rounds at the KIA’s Battalion 25 Headquarters, in Manmaw (Bhamo) district, in Kachin State. The mortars were fired from the camp of the Myothit-based, Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 320, in N'Mawk (Momauk) Township, at Battalion 25, based in Dum Bung Krung, in the Township.

On June 9th, 2011 the fighting was between the Burmese Army’s Momauk-based Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 437 and the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA) Battalion No. 15, under Brigade 3, at the KIA-controlled Sang Gang Village in Momauk Township in Bhamo District, according to KIA officials at the Laiza headquarters, in eastern Kachin State.

A KIA soldier temporarily stopped at Uru Hka riverbank in Hpakant jade Mining Township in Kachin State, Northern Burma.

The fighting was located close to the Taping River on the road heading to the Taping No. 1 and Taping No. 2 hydropower plants, from Myitkyina-Bhamo Highway. The two hydropower plants were constructed by the China Datang Corporation (CDT).

According to a KIA official in Laiza, this morning’s fighting intensified when over 200 Burmese troops marched into the KIA’s Sang Gang Post and started shooting at the KIA post near Prang Kadung Village.

At least three Burmese soldiers were killed and six injured in the morning fighting. However, only two KIA were injured, a KIA officer in the frontline said.'

The Following (in italic)is directly copied paragraphs from June 18th, 2011 issue of the New Light of Myanmar, a State News paper containing Burmese military's propaganda. According to these statements released by Burmese military government acting like elected people's government, KIA is accused of attacking the Burmese soldiers.

NAY PYI TAW, 17 June-KIA based in Kachin State is committing deterrence to development projects of Kachin State, disturbing to the tasks, posing threats and disturbance to Chinese staff who are working at hydropower projects. On 16 April, they made threats to stop quarry works on the east bank of the Malikha River and take their permission to continue the works.

On 5 May, KIA entered Lahsa Hydropower Project on the east bank of the Malikha River and threatened Chinese staff to move to the west bank of the river within two days and to withdraw the extended camps from the east bank as quickly as possible.

In the afternoon of 8 June, KIA group called and examined a member of Tatmadaw security unit which was discharging security duty at Tarpein Hydropower Project in Kachin State and seized a rucksack with rounds of ammunition. In that regard, two Tatmadaw officers went to KIA camp to settle the issue. But they were detained by KIA without any reason.

While a military column led by the Base Tactical Operation Commander was marching to Tarpein Hydropower Project from Bhamo, KIA troops taking positions at Hsankha Camp of KIA Liaison Office and at Htonbo on the hill at the entrance to Tarpein Hydropower Project opened fires at the column. After responding to the gun fires the Tatmadaw column on 9 June took back the two Tatmadaw officers detained by KIA.

Although the Tatmadaw column informed KIA to withdrawl from its temporary camp near Tarpein Hydropower Project not later than 11 June, KIA did not follow. The Tatmadaw column inevitably attacked and occupied the temporary camp on 12 June evening.

On 8 June, members of KIA unreasonably captured a police private and a civilian from the guardhouse of Microwave Station near Keikhteik Village, Mansi township, Bhamo District.

The new government of Burma is always trying to get international favor by wiping out their ugly deeds under the jungle. However, the truth still remain.