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Military Keeps 30 Villagers Prisoner In Hpakant Township

Military Keeps 30 Villagers Prisoner In Hpakant Township

The regime's armed forces have kept over 30 of 130 people they abducted in Hpakant Township after releasing the rest on 2 March, a day after the abductions in Shraw Hka village. A man requesting

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Burma Army Slaughters Sel Zin Villagers

Burma Army Slaughters Sel Zin Villagers

The military reportedly killed six civilians trapped in the besieged village of Sel Zin in Hpakant Township and dumped their bodies in the Uru River in Kachin State. "Before killing these people, the soldiers forced

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KIA Seize Regime And Shanni Camps In Hpakant Township

KIA Seize Regime And Shanni Camps In Hpakant Township

The Kachin Independence Army attacked the Burma Army (BA) and Shanni Nationalities Army (SNA) in Hpakant Township. According to man close to the armed group, two camps in Sel Zin with hundreds of BA and

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KIA Targets PMF Gold-mining Operation In Hpakant Township

KIA Targets PMF Gold-mining Operation In Hpakant Township

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) set fire to two excavators belonging to the leader of a People's Militia Force (PMF) allied with the regime in Hpakant Township, Kachin State. On 23 May, a few days

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Junta Shelling Kills Restaurant Owner And Customer In Hpakant Township

Junta Shelling Kills Restaurant Owner And Customer In Hpakant Township

Two people were killed by the Burma Army (BA) after a shell struck a business in Hpakant Township, in Kachin State. According to a local familiar with the incident, Yon Gway, 50, the owner of

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KIA Attack PMF In Hpakant Township

KIA Attack PMF In Hpakant Township

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) inflicted causalities during an attack on the Sanpya People's Militia Force (PMF) in a gold mining village in Hpakant Township, where the PMF was extorting money from residents, according to

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Bomb At Hpakant Township High School Injures At Least Six

Bomb At Hpakant Township High School Injures At Least Six

At least six people were injured on Friday morning when their school bus detonated a concealed landmine in Hpakant Township. According to a local, the bomb was planted on the premises of Mawsizar High School

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KIA Closes Gold Mines In Hpakant Township

KIA Closes Gold Mines In Hpakant Township

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has ordered its soldiers of Brigade 2 to shut down gold mining blocks along Lido Road in Hpakant Township on Friday to stop the local People's Militia Force (PMF) from

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Junta Forces Use Youth As Human Shield In Hpakant Township

Junta Forces Use Youth As Human Shield In Hpakant Township

Junta forces abducted a youth from Hpakant Township and used him as a human shield after the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) launched several ambush attacks in Kachin State. The Burma Army (BA) arrested 20-year-old Zing

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KIA Attack Tatmadaw During Latest Ambush In Hpakant Township

KIA Attack Tatmadaw During Latest Ambush In Hpakant Township

Kachin Independence Army (KIA) ambushed a Tatmadaw column travelling on the Lido Road. This was the latest in a series of attacks on soldiers protecting a supply convoy on its way to Tanai Township. According