Topic summary

2015 Kokang offensive

2015 Kokang offensive
Belligerents
Supported by:
Commanders and leadersMin Aung HlaingPheung Kya-shinStrength Unknown Initial 1,000; later 3,000–4,000 total with reinforcementsCasualties and losses 126 killed
59 wounded 80–90 killed
200+ wounded ~200 killed in total
Over 50,000 civilians displaced

The 2015 Kokang offensive was a series of military operations launched by the Myanmar Army in 2015 in Kokang in northern Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). Several clashes between the Myanmar Army and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army had taken place from February to May 2015.