2009 Kokang incident

BelligerentsMyanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
National Democratic Alliance Army
United Wa State ArmyUnion of Myanmar
MNDAA mutineersCommanders and leadersPheung Kya-shin
Pheung Kya-fu
Pheung DaxunMin Aung Hlaing
Bai Xuoqian
Wei Chaoren
Liu Guoxi
Ming XuechangCasualties and lossesPer junta government:
8 killed
640 weapons seizedPer 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. 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. As a result of the conflict, the MNDAA lost control of the area and as many as 30,000 refugees fled to Yunnan in neighbouring China.