Myanmar junta and resistance forces engage in heavy clashes along Sagaing-Kachin border

The Tatmadaw and allied PDF forces clashed heavily along the Sagaing-Kachin border, with both sides contending for control of a strategic northern gateway. The escalation reflects the junta's continued loss of territorial control in regions where pro-democracy forces and ethnic armed organisations have consolidated gains since Operation 1027 in October 2023.