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At least three government soldiers were injured in two mine attacks by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) on Wednesday morning, after Burmese troops attempted to invade KIA territory in Shan state's Nam Hkam township. Burma Army troops have since retreated from KIA-controlled Man Sawn and have returned to their base in nearby Nam Hkam.
The incident follows a 20 minute bout of fighting between the two armies on Tuesday evening, caused by a Burma Army attack on KIA battalion 12 in nearby Nam Hawm village in Mabein township. KIA officials have reported a steep increase in the deployment of Burmese troops to northern Shan state since early October.
Major military clashes between the Burma Army and the KIA have largely subsided since the two parties signed a 7-point agreement in Myitkyina on 30 May, though intermittent conflict is still ongoing in several territories. The conflict has displaced approximately 100,000 civilians since the government broke a 17-year ceasefire with the KIA in June 2011.
In the latest of several rounds of peace talks held on 8-10 October, the KIO rejected a fresh ceasefire pact with Naypyidaw pending political settlement between the two parties. While no ceasefire was signed, the two sides did agree to form a "Joint Monitoring Committee" to reduce conflict in Kachin and Shan states, though the plan has not yet been implemented.
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