Kokang army ready to fire

Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) also known as Kokang ceasefire army has ordered its troops fire for further clash after a tension was loomed with Burma army on last Saturday, according to sources closed to ceasefire groups.

A clash was almost broke out after the combine task force of Burma army soldier and anti-narcotic squad rushing to search weapon storage without permission from the Kokang group in Laukkai, the headquarters of MNDAA in north eastern Shan State.

During the incident, over 300 troops from Kokang army rounded up about 80 personnel from Burma army combine task force, which was trying to raid the weapon storage of Kokang army, according the sources. The tension between Kokang army and Burma army was eased after Kokang leader Peng Jiasheng ordered to leave Burma army in order to save shooting if they do not leave.

Meanwhile, Burma army beefs up its troops in northern Shan State and south eastern Kachin state to prepare potential civil war against ethnic ceasefire armies. Major ceasefire groups such as Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), United Wa State Army (UWSA), MNDAA, National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA), Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) and New Mon State Party (NMSP) rejected the Border Guard Force plan proposed by Burma Army. Most of the groups are headquartered in Kachin and Shan State of northern Burma.

MNDAA is the first group who led munity against Communist Party of Burma (CPB) in twenty years ago, making ceasefire agreement with Burma Army aftermath. The group is a member of Peace and Democracy Front (PDF); an alliance comprised other CPB remnant ceasefire groups; United Wa State Army (UWSA), National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA), and New Democratic Army-Kachin (NDA-K).