CNI News

24 May 2024

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA)/ the People's Defense Force (PDF) joint forces were launching an offensive to the Shanni Nationalities Army(SNA) military bases in Prit Pha Nine and Hlwa Zin Gon Villages that are an obstacle in the attempt to capture Homalin Town in Sagaing Region on 23rd May reportedly.

The SNA has controlled most of the villages in Homalin Township to be stable and avoid becoming a war zone while the KIA/PDF joint forces came to attack the SNA.

Homalin is militarily very important and if it could be controlled, its roads and waterways could be controlled; moreover, Naga region and Khamti also could be controlled and then the joint forces could continue to attack the towns in the middle part of Sagaing Region, said a military and political analyst.

While pointing out the location of Homalin Township and Hlwa Zin Gon Village

The SNA is prioritizing the regional stability in order not to cause damages and losses that may occur due to war and for the security of lives and properties of the people living in the Shanni region. At present the battles are breaking out between the KIA/PDF joint forces and the SNA in Shwe Pyi Aye, Banmauk, Homalin and Pinlebu.

If the battles severely broke out, houses could be burned down; locals could displace; the prices of foodstuffs and consumer goods could be higher; locals could face shortages of medicines and consumer goods; they could lose job opportunities and face economic crisis, said residents of Homalin.

Fuel would not be carried to Homalin Township; it would be allowed to be carried until Shwe Pyi Aye by waterway within the territory controlled by the National Unity Government and until Hlwa Zin Gon by road, Homalin Township Public Administrative Organization stated this month.