"In retaliation to bomb attacks carried out by KIA?s 26th Battalion troops between Wing Seng and Mung Baw Hu Na villages in Muse township in northern Shan state at around 10:30 a.m. on February 1st, Burmese army troops belonging to 220th Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) recklessly fired at Mr. Mangshang La Ting and Mr. Nhkum Zau Hpan, two civilians working on a farm. Mr. Mangshang La Ting managed to escape while sustaining a wound below his neck. The Burmese soldiers reportedly seized Mr. Nhkum Zau Hpan beating him at will dragging him along with them, a frontline source reported. Two male Kachin IDPs, Mr. Nhkum Naw and Hpunggan Yaw of Mung Hkawng IDP Camp in Mansi township were reportedly taken away by Burmese army troops belonging to 77th LIB on January 31st. The commander of of the Burmese army denied having detained any civilians when camp officials went to ask for the release of the two men. A search team was sent out to the forest on February 3rd to look for the missing men, the KLN has learnt..."