Civilians trapped in Kachin State’s Shwegu amid fighting Displaced residents from Kachin State’s Shwegu town told DVB that at least 10,000 residents are still trapped inside the town on Wednesday, following the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)’s notice on Monday for residents to evacuate Shwegu in anticipation of a regime counteroffensive. Shwegu is located 119-181 miles […] The post Civilians trapped in Kachin State amid fighting; Conscripts from Irrawaddy Region ‘redeployed’ to Rakhine State appeared first on DVB .