Residents of the remote town of Putao in northern Kachin State fear clashes and many have already fled their homes after the regime mobilised hundreds of troops against Battalion 4 of the Kachin Independence Army
A Hpakant man was instantly killed by regime shelling while his wife and the couple's toddler were badly wounded by the explosion that happened after Kachin armed groups attacked the military in Lon Khin village
Last Friday, two jet fighters attacked Battalion 6 of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), attached to Brigade 9, in Hpakant Township four times, destroying several buildings, including a hospital. “The KIA was informed early about
A 200-strong military column rounded up 20 people from Kyauk Talon after burning down about 30 homes in the village in Shwegu Township, Kachin State, on 4 March. The next morning they released all but
On Wednesday, two clashes took place between Battalion 3 of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), under Brigade 5, and regime forces on the road between Waimaw and Chipwi in Waimaw Township. The KIA ambushed a
Fighting between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the regime has been ongoing for the past five days near Mung Hkawng in Mansi Township, resulting in numerous casualties, according to the KIA. A woman displaced
About 50 villagers from Lang Dau village tract demanded that gold miners leave the historic N'dum Latep area in Putao Township within a week. It was the third protest against gold mining in the township
Residents of Hpakant are struggling with rising rice and fuel costs after regime forces blocked a key transport route into the township in Kachin State following clashes with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). (more…)
On Tuesday, a child was killed and two others were injured after they accidentally detonated a leftover shell in a village in Waingmaw Township. The students were playing after school with the shell they found
Several Kachin Independence Army (KIA) soldiers were killed in regime airstrikes on Battalions 31 and 26 of Brigade 9 in Kachin State along the border with Sagaing Region and on Brigade 2 in Danai Township