Kachon rebels hit junta's aviation fuel supplies Wed, May 19 2021 9:48 IST | 0 Views Myanmar military forms Peace Talks Committee. Image Source: IANS News Kolkata, May 19 : Rebels of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) hit and set ablaze seven tanker trucks in northern Shan state with artillery to cut down aviation fuel supplies for Myanmars military junta. The trucks were attacked on the Union Highway and Kutkai-Hseni road, transporting fuel from China through Muse. The fuel is used by Burmese Air Force to bomb and strafe rebel targets or for helicopter gunship raids on them. KIA information officer Colonel Naw Bu told IANS five tanker trucks were hit on the Union Highway, two in separate attacks on the Kutkai-Hseni road on Monday and Tuesday.