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KIA And PDF Attack Tatmadaw At Multiple Locations in Sagaing Region

KIA And PDF Attack Tatmadaw At Multiple Locations in Sagaing Region

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and People's Defence Force (PDF) attacked the Burma Army at three locations in Sagaing Region, according to reports from locals. KIA and PDF intercepted a military column interloping in KIA

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KIA Detain Police in Hpakant Township

KIA Detain Police in Hpakant Township

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) detained policemen after randomly stopping their vehicle in Hpakant Township on Wednesday, June 30. (more…)

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Tatmadaw Launches Airstrikes On KIA in Kachin State

Tatmadaw Launches Airstrikes On KIA in Kachin State

The Burma Army launched an airstrike on a Kachin Independence Army (KIA) position in what appears to be a retaliatory attack after the ethnic armed organisation attacked the military the same day. (more…)

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KIA Attack Checkpoint On Bridge Linking Myitkyina to Waingmaw

KIA Attack Checkpoint On Bridge Linking Myitkyina to Waingmaw

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) attacked a police checkpoint on an important bridge linking Kachin State capital, Myitkyina, to Waingmaw. At press time, it was unclear if there were any casualties from the attack on

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Tatmadaw Arrests School Teacher After Students Join KIA in Northern Kachin State

Tatmadaw Arrests School Teacher After Students Join KIA in Northern Kachin State

The Burma Army detained a teacher, accusing her of affiliating with Kachin Independence Army (KIA) after the parents of two girls, who joined the ethnic armed organisation, blamed the teacher for their disappearance, according to

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Burma Army Launch Airstrikes Against KIA From China

Burma Army Launch Airstrikes Against KIA From China

A video of two Burma Army jet fighters using Chinese air space to attack the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) based on the strategic Alaw Bum (mountain) was shared on the WeChat social media network. (more…)

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KIA Attacks Yuzana’s Warehouse in Kachin State

KIA Attacks Yuzana’s Warehouse in Kachin State

Kachin Independence Army (KIA) torched a building owned by Yuzana Co Ltd, destroying vehicles and other expensive machines in the warehouse located near Lido Road, in Hukawng Valley, Kachin State. (more…)

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Civilian Killed By Tatmadaw Shell During Fighting With KIO/A

Civilian Killed By Tatmadaw Shell During Fighting With KIO/A

A Burma Army shell killed a Burmese civilian during fighting with the Kachin Independence Organization/Army in northern Shan State during the weekend. (more…)

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KIO General Secretary La Nan: The Main Problem Is The 2008 Constitution

KIO General Secretary La Nan: The Main Problem Is The 2008 Constitution

The Tatmadaw threatened military action against the Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/A) if it interferes in its handling of the protests in Burma. While a KIO/A counter statement supported the people's right to protest against the

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Tensions Between KIO/A and Tatmadaw Rising in Chipwi Township

Tensions Between KIO/A and Tatmadaw Rising in Chipwi Township

Hostilities between armed forces is disrupting campaigning for election candidates in Burma's northernmost Kachin State. Burma Army and Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/A) are in a standoff after the former demanded the latter to remove two