The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) led a joint local people defense force to seize the military base in Sum Pian village on Putao Road at around 10:30 am on February 1.

A video of the attack on the camp has been circulating on social media since yesterday.

A soldier was arrested and large quantities of ammunition were confiscated. Moreover, the camps in Longshayan village were cleared and the army camp and police station

Joint forces of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and People's Defense Forces (PDF) stormed three camps in Putao, Kachin State, including the Sampian military base that is strategically important for Military Council, occupying and burning it.

The Military Council launched a series of bombings at around 4:30 pm on February 3 as part of an attempt to try to retake the KIA-occupied military base in Sum Pian village.

The military bombed the area with two jet fighters, damaging five houses and injuring five villagers in Sumpian village, according to local people.

Since February 1, one-year after the military coup, fighting between junta military troops and the allied forces of the KIA and PDFs have intensified to seize military bases in Putao.