Battle of Loikaw (2022)

Battle of Loikaw (2022)
Part of Myanmar civil war (2021–present)
Date 6 January - 8 February 2022 Location Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar 19°38′11″N 97°12′27″E / 19.63648°N 97.207488°E / 19.63648; 97.207488 Result Inconclusive SAC forces fail to ensure stability in Loikaw and weed out KNDF and PDF forces KNDF and PDF fail to fully capture Loikaw
Belligerents
State Administration Council  Tatmadaw  Myanmar Army 66th Division[1] 530th Battalion[2] 55th Division[1] 422nd Battalion[3] Myanmar Police Force	People's Defence Force Loikaw PDF Demoso PDF Battalion A Battalion F Mobye PDF Phruso PDF Karenni Nationalities Defence Force 2nd Battalion[4] 3rd Battalion[5] Karenni National Progressive Party Karenni Army Karenni People's Defense Forces[6] Karenni Democratic Front[7] Generation-Z 2021 army Loikaw Division[6][7]
Commanders and leaders
Soe Win Zaw Myo Tin Thant Zin Oo[8]	Khu Daniel[9]
Strength
Unknown	6,200 (KNDF)[10]
Casualties and losses
87+ killed 30+ wounded	3+ killed 1+ wounded
38+ civilians killed 13+ civilians injured 75% of Loikaw's population flees[11] 90,000 refugees from Loikaw and surrounding villages[12]

The 2022 Battle of Loikaw was a battle for the city of Loikaw, in Myanmar's Kayah State, between January and July 2022. The State Administration Council's Tatmadaw forces attacked the city at the beginning of 2022, which was being held by the Karenni Nationalities Defence Force and local People's Defence Force groups. The fighting caused over 90,000 people in Loikaw Township to flee.^[13]