The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), backed by the People's Defence Force (PDF), engaged in several days of fierce fighting with the regime in Htigyaing Township, Sagaing Region, with casualties on both sides. According to a
More than 30 regime soldiers of the Light Infantry Division 88 from Katha Township have been killed during nine days of fighting with the People's Defence Forces from Htigyaing Township, according to the armed group's
The Htigyaing People Defence Force (PDF) killed a captain, second-lieutenant and at least seven other soldiers after a battle with a regime column that had burnt down people's houses in a village in Htigyaing Township,