2009 Kokang incident

Kokang incident
Part of the internal conflict in Myanmar

Location of the Kokang region (green) within Shan State (yellow)
Date27–30 August 2009
Location
Kokang, Myanmar
23°41′42″N 98°45′51″E / 23.69500°N 98.76417°E / 23.69500; 98.76417
Result Burmese government victory
Belligerents
Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
National Democratic Alliance Army
United Wa State Army		 Union of Myanmar
MNDAA mutineers
Commanders and leaders
Pheung Kya-shin Min Aung Hlaing[1]
Bai Xuoqian
Casualties and losses
Per junta government:[2]
8 killed
640 weapons seized[3]		 Per junta government:[2]
26 killed
47 wounded
Per MNDAA and allies: 30+ killed
1 Chinese citizen killed[4]
30,000 displaced[2]

The Kokang incident was a violent series of skirmishes that broke out in August 2009 in Kokang in Myanmar's northern Shan State.[5] Several clashes between ethnic minorities and the Burmese military junta forces (including the Myanmar Armed Forces, also known as Tatmadaw, and the Myanmar Police Force) took place.[6] As a result of the conflict, the MNDAA lost control of the area and as many as 30,000 refugees fled to Yunnan in neighbouring China.[7]

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  3. ^ "Myanmar says 34 killed as border fighting ends". Agence France-Presse. 30 August 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
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  5. ^ "More fighting feared as thousands flee Burma". Bangkok Post. Agence France-Presse. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
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  7. ^ "47 Myanmar soldiers reported dead in clashes with Kokang rebels". 13 February 2015. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2015.