The Burmese government says it will end a military offensive against ethnic minority rebels in the northern state of Kachin. Official statements said the offensive would stop at six o’clock on Saturday morning local time. The BBC’s Soe Win Than says the ceasefire follows significant gains by the army.When they started this offensive, they had some military aims, which is to retake the area where the Kachin rebels were ambushing their troops. They have secured that area, so their military gain is achieved. That’s why they called for the ceasefire. The forces are still very close to each other—in fact they are facing each other. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.