Army Orders 1,000 Villagers to Leave, As Tensions Rise Near Hpakant

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"The Burma Army has ordered more than 1,000 Kachin villagers to leave three villages near the jade mining town of Hpakant, Kachin State, warning civilians that there be could fighting between the army and Kachin rebels soon, local sources said on Wednesday. Residents of the villages of Kanzihall, Aung Bar Lay and Tang Kaw, located about 16 km (about 10 miles) from Hpakant, were told by Light Infantry Division 66 to leave their homes by Tuesday 6 pm, according to Hla San, a National League for Democracy (NLD) member based in Hpakant town..."

Creator/author: 

Lawi WAeng, May Kha

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"The Irrawaddy"

Date of Publication: 

2014-10-15

Date of entry: 

2014-12-21

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English

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