Kachin rebels lose key base to Burma army

by admin
Jan 25, 2013

Kachin rebels have lost a strategic base on a hill top in northern Burma after clashes with the Burmese army.

The Kachin Independence Army's base on Hka Ya hilltop is the last line of defence before Laiza, the capital of Kachin state, which has been under rebel control for 50 years.

According to the BBC, Burma's President Thein Sein had previously promised that the army will not capture Laiza, but Kachin people are sceptical.

The rebel leadership has said that they will withdraw into the jungles and fight a guerilla war, should their capital fall.

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