Ethnic rebels and residents in northern Myanmar say government troops attacked Kachin rebel targets on Monday, according to a RFA report on 16 November.
La Nan, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) spokesman told VOA Burmese the offensive began Saturday and escalated as government troops used artillery and airstrikes outside the town of Mohnyin in Kachin State.
Witnesses also said that fighter jets and helicopters were being used in the bombardment near the town.
One local resident, who did not want to be named, told VOA, “We can see aircraft flying in the sky and the whole Mohnyin town can see it clearly.  We saw bombarding, but couldn’t see the explosions as they were dropped behind mountains."
No casualties were reported from the latest clashes the report said.