A helicopter belonging to Myanmar’s military crashed in a combat zone in the country’s north while returning from a mission to deliver supplies to army outposts, a state-run newspaper reported ...

Two Burmese army helicopters crashed reportedly killing seven onboard. The aircraft were allegedly peppered with gunfire from resistance forces while flying low over conflict-torn Kachin on May 20.

The Kachin Independence Army says it shot down two helicopters dropping reinforcements into the junta’s embattled Operations Command, but the regime blames mechanical failure.