Lanse (Burmese: လန်ဆယ်, officially called Laching is a village in Hsawlaw Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Myanmar. The village was home to the Kachin Border Guard Force Battalion 1002 headquarters under the command of the New Democratic Army – Kachin. The outpost was captured by the Kachin …Lanse (Burmese: လန်ဆယ်, officially called Laching is a village in Hsawlaw Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Myanmar. The village was home to the Kachin Border Guard Force Battalion 1002 headquarters under the command of the New Democratic Army – Kachin. The outpost was captured by the Kachin Independence Army on 11 November 2024 during the Myanmar civil war. Earlier in October 2024, the NDA-K issued an order to close mining operations including gold and rare earth mining sites in their territory, including Lanse.