In this October 29, 2013, file photo, soldiers of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) stand on guard in Laiza, a border town of China and Myanmar, Kachin State, Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army claims to have shot down a helicopter belonging to the government’s military Monday, May 3, 2021, in the course of heavy fighting over a strategic position. (Photo by Khin Maung Win/AP Photo/File)
