Burmese
soldiers have committed unspeakable atrocities on Kachin civilians.
Even today, they have burned down a village they have taken.
They are fighting a defensive, trench war, trying to protect their
territory, and the thousands of terrified people in it, rather than a
guerrilla war, which might suit them better. But they are unquestionably
brave, and determined to fight on, even if Laiza falls.
If that happens, it may prove to be a pyrrhic victory for the Burmese high command.
The war would probably drag on, robbing President Thein Sein of the
peaceful new start he is promising his country, entrenching the power of
the military in this strategic border area, and unnerving China, which
sees Kachin state as a vital trade and energy corridor. By Jonathan
Head BBC News, Laiza, Kachinland.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Burmese
soldiers have committed unspeakable atrocities on Kachin civilians.
Even today, they have burned down a village they have taken.
They are fighting a defensive, trench war, trying to protect their territory, and the thousands of terrified people in it, rather than a guerrilla war, which might suit them better. But they are unquestionably brave, and determined to fight on, even if Laiza falls.
If that happens, it may prove to be a pyrrhic victory for the Burmese high command.
The war would probably drag on, robbing President Thein Sein of the peaceful new start he is promising his country, entrenching the power of the military in this strategic border area, and unnerving China, which sees Kachin state as a vital trade and energy corridor. By Jonathan Head BBC News, Laiza, Kachinland.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
They are fighting a defensive, trench war, trying to protect their territory, and the thousands of terrified people in it, rather than a guerrilla war, which might suit them better. But they are unquestionably brave, and determined to fight on, even if Laiza falls.
If that happens, it may prove to be a pyrrhic victory for the Burmese high command.
The war would probably drag on, robbing President Thein Sein of the peaceful new start he is promising his country, entrenching the power of the military in this strategic border area, and unnerving China, which sees Kachin state as a vital trade and energy corridor. By Jonathan Head BBC News, Laiza, Kachinland.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
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