Myanmar Has Accidentally Bombed A Chinese Village While Battling Kokang Rebels

A map showing the location of Burma's Kokang region. Graphic: RFA

Washington Times: Myanmar bombed Chinese village

A Myanmar government MiG-29 fighter plane on March 8 flew over a Chinese village in the border province of Yunnan and dropped a bomb on a house believed to be a safe haven for the Kokang rebels. No major casualty was announced by either the Chinese or the Burmese side.

Witnesses at the site reported that the MiG-29 fighter jet flew at low altitude over the Chinese village known as Mengding, causing pandemonium among the villagers watching the tense firefight on the other side of the border between Myanmar government forces and the Kokang rebels. A Chinese ground intelligence agent has been cited by official Chinese news media as saying that Myanmar attack helicopters also were involved in the fight against the rebels.

WNU Editor: This has the potential of exploding into something bigger .... China has been keeping the lid on its news coverage of this conflict .... they cannot now. Expect announcements in the next few days (if not sooner) of Chinese military movements near this border region.

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Myanmar Government Bombs Fall in China's Yunnan, Sparking Forest Fires -- Radio Free Asia
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Poppies, Power and Politics in Myanmar’s Kokang Conflict -- VOA

Myanmar's War Against The Kokang Rebels Is Intensifying

Al Jazeera: Reports of shelling in northern Myanmar

Myanmar army says Kokang fighters are getting help from other ethnic rebels groups and former Chinese soldiers.

More shelling have been reported in northern Myanmar, as government troops battle with armed rebels, who are demanding greater autonomy for ethnic Chinese in the region, which borders China.

Several artillery fire were heard in the Kokang region of Shan State throughtout Saturday, according to Al Jazeera's Adrian Brown, who is reporting from across the border in the Chinese city of Nansan.

More News On Myanmar's War Against The Kokang Rebels

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Over 130 dead in battle with rebels near China border: Myanmar -- AFP
Myanmar says more than 130 dead in fighting near China border -- Inquirer.net
Myanmar Reinforces Attacks on Ethnic Rebels Near China -- Sputnik
Myanmar denies claim killed 100s of civilians -- World Bulletin
Myanmar gov't says more groups aid Kokang as ethnic coalition offers moral support to rebels -- FOX News/AP
Myanmar urges China to prevent rebel attacks from across their border -- Reuters
Myanmar Border Conflict Tests China -- VOA

Myanmar Declares Martial Law In The Kokang Border Region

BBC: Myanmar declares martial law in troubled Kokang region

A state of emergency has been declared in the Kokang region of Myanmar, following intense fighting between ethnic-minority rebels and the army.

President Thein Sein has handed power in the area over to the military and imposed a three-month period of martial law.

Fighting was triggered by the return of rebel leader Phone Kya Shin after five years of exile in China.

Tens of thousands of refugees have been forced to flee their homes.

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Myanmar declares emergency in restive border region -- Al Jazeera
Myanmar imposes martial law in troubled Kokang region -- Deutsche Welle
Myanmar imposes martial law in troubled Kokang region -- VOA
China says thousands forced to flee Myanmar fighting -- Reuters
Death toll rises in Myanmar unrest, China warns of instability -- AFP

Heavy Fighting Reported Between Myanmar Soldiers And Kokang Rebels Near The Chinese Border

BBC: Myanmar clashes with rebels 'kill 47 soldiers'

Nearly 50 soldiers have been killed in a week of fighting between government troops and Kokang ethnic rebels in Myanmar, state media report.

More News On Heavy Fighting Being Reported Between Myanmar Soldiers And Kokang Rebels Near The Chinese Border

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Dozens of Myanmar troops killed fighting northern rebels -- AFP
Myanmar says rebel clashes near Chinese border kill dozens -- AP
47 Myanmar soldiers reported dead in clashes with Kokang rebels -- CNN
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Myanmar: 47 soldiers killed in clashes with Kokang ethnic rebels, says military -- IBTimes
China Urges Myanmar to Restore Peace Along Border -- VOA