People look at thick columns of black smoke from Hkamti, Sagaing, Myanmar May 22, 2021 in this picture obtained from social media. News Anassador via REUTERS
(Reuters) - Forces of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), one of the ethnic factions opposed to Myanmar's coup, attacked military positions at the northwestern jade mining town of Hkamti on Saturday, local media reported.
The attack marks an advance into new territory by the KIA at a time Myanmar has been plunged into chaos since the army seized power on Feb. 1, detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and cut short a decade of democratic reforms.
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