Battle of Alaw Bum
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Era | Date not recorded (no reliable year in Wikidata) | derived from year |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Myanmar | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| Coordinates | 24.7121, 97.4884 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
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.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Alaw Bum (revision 1370431439), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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