Battle of Laukkai
The Battle of Laukkai was a military offensive conducted by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) encircling and capturing Laukkai, the capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone (Kokang SAZ) in northeastern Myanmar. The battle was part of the larger Operation 1027, a joint military operation conducted by the Three Brotherhood Alliance coalition of three ethnic armed organisations and part of the overall renewed civil war in Myanmar.
| Battle of Laukkai | |||||||||
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| Part of Operation 1027 in the Myanmar civil war | |||||||||
Map of Operation 1027 overall as of February 2024 (Not including gains made by anti-junta forces before 27 October) Gains made by anti-junta forces | |||||||||
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State Administration Council | Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and allied forces | ||||||||
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Tatmadaw
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Three Brotherhood Alliance:
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| 2400+ | Unknown | ||||||||
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90+ killed 2479 surrendered. | Unknown | ||||||||
| 8+ civilians killed, 25+ injured. | |||||||||
Chinshwehaw, a key border town and main entrypoint into Kokang on the Lashio-chinshwehaw Road was seized on the first day of Operation 1027. In the second half of November, the MNDAA encircled the town of Laukkai taking several key outposts. They began attacking in southeastern Laukkai city on 1 December. On 3 December, they captured the Four Buddhist Statues Hill capturing all territory south of Laukkai. There was a brief respite in fighting in mid-December as peace talks were attempted. They were unsuccessful and on 18 December, fighting resumed north of Laukkai. The MNDAA captured key border towns and gates on 19 December and began pushing into the city.
On 26 December, the Tatmadaw's military and the Border Guard Forces led by Bai Suocheng in Laukkai surrendered to the MNDAA. By 28 December, the MNDAA had taken control of most of the city. Remaining junta personnel surrendered on 4 January and up to 1000 personnel evacuated to Lashio.