An ethnic minority armed group in Myanmar has seized control of a lucrative border crossing into China from the country’s ruling junta, local media reported.
Clashes have spread across Myanmar’s northern Shan state near the Chinese border since an armed coalition of three ethnic minority groups launched an offensive against the army in October, according to international media reports.
The groups seized dozens of military positions and a city important for trade with China, cutting off trade routes for the cash-strapped junta.
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) – one of the three allied groups – has captured the Kyin San Kyawt border gate, a local media outlet linked to the group said.
It added that the alliance – including the Arakan Army (AA) and the Tang National Liberation Army (TNLA) – had taken other positions in the border trade region after the offensive began on Friday.
After the pandemic, the gate reopened in 2022 and is a major trading point along the Myanmar-China border.
Earlier in the week, junta spokesman Zhao Min Tun told state media that about 120 trucks parked near the border crossing had been set on fire and blamed armed groups.
The escalation of the war has damaged Myanmar’s already struggling economy, damaged vital cross-border trade and denied the military much-needed taxes and foreign exchange.
Local reports state that goods passing through the Kiin San Kyawot crossing include machinery, electrical equipment, agricultural tractors and consumer goods.
Where we collect the information from Source link
Disclaimer:- We include in each post a link to where each content on our website is collected from.If there is a complaint against any post please contact us directly.
Email: post-support.dailyfastnews24.com
You can also write on the popular online news portal dailyfastnews24.com. Writing topics feature, travel, lifestyle, career, IT, agriculture and nature. Send your entry today to [email protected]
advertisement:-If you would like to advertise on our website please contact us here.Our Ads team will contact you very soon.
Email: [email protected]
The cost of advertising:- 1 Post 100 USD Lifetime.
Thank you very much for visiting our website. Have a good day.