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    Tagged: kachin independence army

    Conflict Lead Story News

    Armed clashes flare in Kachin and Shan states

    Burmese government forces, Kachin, Shan and Palaung rebels all involved in armed clashes this week.

    Justice Kachin Lead Story News

    Kachin NGOs demand justice for victims of sex crimes

    Khon Ja pointed to an infamous incident involving a woman named Sumlut Roi Ja, who was abducted by Burmese soldiers in 2011 and never seen again.

    Conflict Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News

    Burma Army continues advance on KIA positions

    Government forces in northern Burma are continuing to close in on Kachin Independence Army (KIA) positions in Waingmaw Township, southeast of Myitkyina.

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    Conflict Kachin Lead Story News

    Burma army launch artillery attacks on Kachin outposts near Laiza

    KIA spokesman Col. Naw Bo told DVB that Burmese troops had launched assaults on frontline outposts in Waingmaw Township and a security post near Laiza.

    Conflict Kachin Lead Story News

    IDP injured by landmine in Hpakant

    According to an international watchdog, Burma is the third-worst country in the world for landmine casualties.

    Conflict Lead Story News

    Burma army carrying out airstrikes on KIA positions

    Local residents of Kachin State’s Mansi Township say three Burmese military aircraft were seen bombing KIA positions at two locations.

    Human Rights Lead Story News

    US calls for inquiry into alleged military atrocities

    The US on Thursday called for a credible, independent investigation by Burma’s government of reports of military atrocities in the country’s Shan State.

    Lead Story News Peace Process

    Smaller parties claim exclusion from political dialogue

    The start of dialogue among signatories of the peace accord ran into problems as some political parties voiced anger over being excluded from the process.

    Burma govt two-faced with Kachin: Gun Maw video

    Interview Lead Story News Video

    Burma govt two-faced with Kachin: Gun Maw

    DVB’s Nay Thwin sat down with Kachin Independence Organisation executive member Gun Maw to discuss why his group rejected a long-sought-after ceasefire agreement with Naypyidaw.

    Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News

    Kachin villagers abandon homes amid intense fighting

    Villagers fled their homes and schools closed as the fighting between government troops and KIA soldiers that began last week intensified in Mansi Township.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics

    Govt extends olive branch to TNLA

    Naypyidaw has extended an olive branch to the Ta-ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), inviting the armed rebels to sign a separate bilateral ceasefire.

    Many of the roads to the IDPs are flooded or too muddy for aid trucks to get through. (PHOTO: DVB).

    Aid Kachin Lead Story News Refugees

    Floods, mud, govt preventing aid to Kachin IDPs, says church

    Hundreds of refugees in northern Kachin State are not receiving humanitarian aid, according to the Kachin Baptist Council (KBC).

    Conflict Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News

    Artillery shell narrowly misses school in Laiza

    Locals in the Kachin town of Laiza fear renewed clashes between government and ethnic forces, after an artillery shell landed close to a boarding school.

    Villagers fleeing their homes in Kachin state after fighting broke out in January, 2015. (Photo: KBC Kachin)

    Conflict Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News

    Interview: KIA Major speaks about recent conflict in Kachin

    Fighting has broken out in Kachin State between the KIA and Burmese army forces. DVB speaks to a KIA Major to find out more.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Thein Sein lauds ‘new political culture’ in Burma

    Burmese president calls for inclusiveness from all political parties in the lead up to the 2015 general elections

    Human Rights Kachin Lead Story News

    Rights groups urge justice for Ja Seng Ing, Brang Shawng

    Human rights groups ask Burmese government to drop case against Kachin man for filing complaint with Myanmar Human Rights Commission (MNHRC).

    Kachin Lead Story News

    Calls for probe into army killing of Kachin girl, 14

    Girl’s family appeal to Burmese government to investigate if the Tatmadaw was involved in her death.

    Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics

    KIA, govt troops fight three battles in Shan State

    The Kachin Independence Army engages Burmese government forces in three sites in northern Shan State – Chying Htawng, Gyu Mwi and Nam Gut. No casualties have been reported.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Shans seek to protest forced recruitments at KIA office

    An ethnic Shan group in Kachin state is seeking permission to stage a protest in Myitkyina against the abduction and forced recruitment of Shan people by the Kachin Independence Army in the northern Burmese region.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process

    Gun Maw calls on public to help peace process

    Speaking at meeting with Kachin community members in Rangoon on Wednesday, the vice chief of staff of the Kachin Independence Army, Gun Maw Sumlat, stressed the importance of public participation in Burma’s ongoing peace process.

    News Politics

    Kachin armed group reopens liaison office in Myitkyina

    The Kachin Independence Organisation reopened their liaison office in Myitkyina on Tuesday in accordance with the seven-point agreement the armed group signed with the government in May

    News Politics

    Ethnic alliance, govt aim to hold talks in July as clashes continue

    A coalition representing 11 of Burma’s ethnic armed groups and the government are planning to hold a new round of talks after months of delays

    News Politics

    Decision to postpone Kachin peace-talks ‘mutual’, say rebels

    The decision to delay the next round of peace-talks between the Burmese government and the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) was “mutual” and based on a lack of adequate time to prepare

    News Politics

    As govt, rebels renew talks, roads reopen in Kachin state

    Major highways in Kachin state that have been closed since the outbreak of hostilities between the government army and the KIA in 2011 were reopened following the renewal of talks

    News Politics

    With no ceasefire, Kachin rebels, govt to increase coordination

    The KIO and government negotiators agreed to coordinate troop movements in conflict areas to quell further violence after holding a second round of talks in China this week

    News Politics

    Burmese army continues to target rebel positions near Laiza

    Fierce fighting continues to rage in northern Burma’s Kachin state despite President Thein Sein’s announcement on Sunday that the government has no plan to capture the rebel stronghold in Laiza

    News Politics

    US Ambassador leads fact-finding mission in Kachin

    American diplomats led by US Ambassador to Burma Derek Mitchell met with Kachin state officials and civil society groups as the Burmese military intensifies their dry season offensive against the Kachin Independence Army

    News Politics

    Indian officials accused of providing Burma with embargoed weapons

    Indian officials have been accused of providing the Burmese army with Swedish weaponry used against Kachin rebels in direct violation of European sanctions

    News Politics

    Convoy shooting spree leaves 1 dead, 3 injured in Kachin state

    A truck driver was killed and three other people were injured when a Burmese Army convoy passing through a village in Kachin state opened fire on the area after being ambushed

    News Politics

    Displaced persons in desperate need of food: report

    After fleeing from the violence at the frontlines of Kachin state’s civil war, local citizens displaced along the Chinese border are finding themselves challenged to meet even basic standards of living

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