Anti-coup protesters burn tires during the demonstration against the military coup in Kamayut township Yangon on May 3, 2021. - AP
YANGON (Reuters): The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), one of Myanmar's most powerful rebel groups, said on Monday (May 3) it had shot down a helicopter after returning fire following air strikes by the military, an official at the group said.
The United Nations estimates that tens of thousands of civilians have fled their homes as a result of the fighting between the military and ethnic minority insurgents in remote northern and eastern frontier regions.
The conflict intensified after Myanmar's generals seized power on Feb1, ousting the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi.
The KIA's information department head, Naw Bu, said the helicopter was shot down around 10:20am at a village near the town of Moemauk in Kachin province.
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