DVB
By English Editor
October 21, 2024
Fifty Chinese security officers guard the border gate in Pangwa, Kachin State, after thousands of residents fled to it for safety on Oct. 18. (Credit: Kachin News Group)
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The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and its allied People’s Defense Force (PDF) took control of Pangwa, which is located along the China-Burma border and 114 miles (183 km) northeast of the Kachin State capital Myitkyina, on Saturday. Pangwa is the capital of the Kachin Special Region 1, which is administered by the Kachin Border Guard Force (BGF).