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Civilians Displaced In Waingmaw Return Home

Civilians Displaced In Waingmaw Return Home

Nearly 300 families displaced by early fighting in Kachin State between the military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) have returned to their homes in Waingmaw Township. A returnee, who requested anonymity, told KNG that

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KIA Attacks Military In Waimaw

KIA Attacks Military In Waimaw

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

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Kachin Civilians Urgently Need Landmine Awareness Training

Kachin Civilians Urgently Need Landmine Awareness Training

Some residents of Kachin State, affected by the war between the regime and resistance forces, have asked for training on how to deal with landmines after at least nine people, including children, were killed this

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Waingmaw Students Detonate Shell

Waingmaw Students Detonate Shell

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

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Officials Collect Population Data In Kachin State Before Elections

Officials Collect Population Data In Kachin State Before Elections

The military government starting tabulating the population across Kachin State to identify eligible voters for the upcoming national elections. A man from Mohnyin, who requested anonymity, told KNG that regime officials were in town on

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KIA Raid N’wan Yang PMF In Waingmaw

KIA Raid N’wan Yang PMF In Waingmaw

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) destroyed the camp of a regime-affiliated armed group in Waingmaw Township. According to a male source with knowledge of what happened, several soldiers from the N'wan Yang People's Militia Force

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KIA Attacks Wu Yang PMF In Waingmaw

KIA Attacks Wu Yang PMF In Waingmaw

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) attacked the Wu Yang People's Militia Force (PMF) at its camp in Waingmaw Township on Thursday morning, 28 July, killing at least six PMF soldiers and wounding many others. "We

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PMF Pressures Waingmaw Residents To Accept Gold Mine

PMF Pressures Waingmaw Residents To Accept Gold Mine

The Gway Htu People's Militia Force (PMF) has been coercing residents to support its gold mining operations in Waingmaw Township, even though the majority of people in the area in Kachin State are against it.

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Waingmaw Villagers Afraid Regime Will Attack KIA

Waingmaw Villagers Afraid Regime Will Attack KIA

Villagers fear for their safety after the Burma Army (BA) showed up in their village in Waingmaw Township, which is also near Laiza, the de facto headquarters of the Kachin Independence Organisation, whose armed wing,

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Regime Launches Offensive To Build Strategic Border Road In Kachin State

Regime Launches Offensive To Build Strategic Border Road In Kachin State

The Burma Army (BA) has launched a clearance campaign to drive the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) out of an area where it plans to build a strategic road from its camp in Waingmaw Township to