2009 Kokang incident

Kokang incident
	Part of the internal conflict in Myanmar
Date	27–30 August 2009
Location	Kokang, Myanmar
Result	Burmese government victory
Belligerents
Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army; National Democratic Alliance Army; United Wa State Army	Union of Myanmar; MNDAA mutineers
Commanders and leaders
Pheung Kya-shin	Min Aung Hlaing; Bai Xuoqian
Casualties and losses
Per junta government:; 8 killed; 640 weapons seized	Per junta government:; 26 killed; 47 wounded; Per MNDAA and allies: 30+ killed
	1 Chinese citizen killed; 30,000 displaced

The Kokang incident was a violent series of skirmishes that broke out in August 2009 in Kokang in Myanmar's northern Shan State.^[5] Several clashes between ethnic minorities and the Burmese military junta forces (including the Myanmar Armed Forces, also known as Tatmadaw, and the Myanmar Police Force) took place.^[6] As a result of the conflict, the MNDAA lost control of the area and as many as 30,000 refugees fled to Yunnan province in neighbouring China.^[7]

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