Battle of Alaw Bum

Battles of Alaw Bum
Part of the Myanmar civil war (2021–present) and internal conflict in Myanmar
Date25 March 2021 (first battle)
11-14 April 2021 (second battle)
Location
Alaw Bum Hill, Momauk Township, Kachin State, Myanmar
24°42′44″N 97°29′18″E / 24.712117°N 97.488365°E / 24.712117; 97.488365
Result KIA victory
Belligerents
Kachin Independence Army State Administration Council
Strength
Unknown 100+
Casualties and losses
Unknown >100 killed, 38 taken prisoner

The battles of Alaw Bum were a series of engagements that took place during the early days of the Myanmar civil war on the Alaw Bum Hill in Momauk Township, Kachin State. The Kachin Independence Army attacked and captured the Alaw Bum military base forcing out State Administration Council defenders and repelling future assaults on the base. The Alaw Bum base is located on the China-Myanmar border near the KIA headquarters in Laiza.[1]

  1. ^ "Failed Again To Seize Strategic Hill On The Myanmar-China Border, 20 Myanmar Soldiers Killed". Voice of Indonesia. 1 May 2021. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023.