Kyethi Township

This article is about the present-day administrative division. For the former Shan princely state, see Kehsi Mansam. For the town, see Kyethi.

Kyethi Township (Burmese: ကျေးသီးမြို့နယ်, Burmese pronunciation: [tɕé.θí mjo̼.nɛ̀]) is a township of Mong Hsu District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The main town is Kyethi (also called Kesi or Kehsi).^[2]

Kyethi Township ကျေးသီးမြို့နယ် Kesi Township
Township
Location in Monghsu district
Coordinates: 22°1′30″N 98°1′0″E
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
District	Mong Hsu District
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)
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History

Beginning on 6 October 2015 a large scale offensive by the Tatmadaw comprising 20 Burma Army battalions has been launched in central Shan State. The aim of the military is to seize Shan ceasefire territories in Kehsi, Mong Nawng, Mong Hsu and Tangyan townships, using heavy artillery and with fighter jet and helicopter gunship air support to indiscriminately shell and bomb civilian areas. These attacks have displaced thousands of Shan, Palaung, Lisu and Lahu people causing a new humanitarian crisis.^[3][4]