| 2015 Kokang offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of Internal conflict in Myanmar | |||||||||
 Location of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone (green) within Shan State (yellow). | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Min Aung Hlaing |
 Pheung Kya-shin | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Initial 1,000; later 3,000–4,000 total with reinforcements[1] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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26 killed 59 wounded[2] |
80–90 killed 200+ wounded[2][3][4][5] | ||||||||
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~200 killed in total Over 50,000 civilians displaced | |||||||||
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The 2015 Kokang offensive was a series of military operations launched by the Myanmar Army in 2015 in Kokang in northern Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). Several clashes between the Myanmar Army and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army had taken place from February to May 2015.
- ^ "47 Govt Troops Killed, Tens of Thousands Flee Heavy Fighting in Shan State". irrawaddy.org.
- ^ a b "Myanmar says 26 soldiers have been killed in fight with Kokang army". Xinhua News Agency. 19 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015.
- ^ ABC News. "Myanmar Says Kokang Rebels on the Run Despite Allies' Help". ABC News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Situation in Myanmar's Kokang region calm down gradually: officer". GlobalPost. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Rebels declare 'unilateral ceasefire' with Myanmar army". Mizzima. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.