The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has advised unlicensed gold and amber miners to vacate the sites of their operations as the ethnic armed group plans to launch guerrilla attacks against Burma’s armed forces in parts of Tanai Township from 10 April.
The Kachin Independence Army’s objective in recent attacks launched by the ethnic armed group against government troops was limited to attempting to “disrupt” the military, not to “overrun” the bases it has targeted, according to a KIA spokesperson.
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The Kachin Independence Organisation holds a ceremony in Laiza, Kachin State, to mark the retirement of its now former chairman and appointment of his successor.
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As a deadline passed for civilians to evacuate gold and amber mines in Kachin State’s Tanai Township, more fighting between government troops and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) flared near the mining sites on Friday.
Senior leaders of the Karen National Union (KNU) and Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) met to talk peace and war in northern Burma’s Kachin State on Wednesday.
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More Kachin Independence Army (KIA) outposts near the Lai Hpawng position that the ethnic armed group previously held in Waingmaw township, Kachin State, were captured by Burma Army troops on Sunday, according to the military.
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Members of the Kachin Independence Army started a fire that destroyed a warehouse in Hpakant Township on Wednesday, according to Myawady News.
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Thousands rally in Myitkyina for the second time this week to demand an end to Burmese army offensives against ethnic armed groups in Kachin State and around the country.
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Hundreds of people gathered in the Kachin State capital Myitkyina on Monday to call on the Burmese army to end its offensive against the KIA.
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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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Fighting between government troops and the KIA forces hundreds of people to flee gold-mining sites in Kachin State’s Kamaing Township.
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As efforts to expand education opportunities in rebel-controlled parts of Kachin State grow, many hope the peace process will bring lasting solutions.
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One person was killed and another injured when a landmine exploded near a village in Kachin State.
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Rights groups mark the fifth anniversary of the Kachin conflict with calls on the Burmese government to do more for displaced civilians and victims of atrocities.
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A military mouthpiece claimed that three men allegedly working for the Kachin Independence Army confessed to carrying out a recent series of bomb attacks in Burma’s jade-mining region.
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Fighting in Burma’s north intensified this week, even as a visiting EU delegation urged all parties to lay down their arms.
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The Obama administration’s policy is an indication of the importance of ethnic minority issues in US-Burma diplomatic relations. It also reflects the sentiment of the international community.
Local residents of Kachin State’s Mansi Township say three Burmese military aircraft were seen bombing KIA positions at two locations.
No one has taken responsibility for at least eight separate bombing incidents in the jade-mining town of Hpakant on Sunday.
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Thursday’s signatories will hope that the inking of the ceasefire, with its broad but stated points to address localised conflict, will provide the time needed for lengthy discussions to come.
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Government forces have clashed with the Kachin Independence Army in northern Burma as negotiations on the NCA proceed in Naypyidaw.
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Ethnic leaders meet on Wednesday with President Thein Sein for crucial peace talks. but confidence is not high, says analysts Dr Maung Zarni and Saw Kapi.
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More than 1,000 villagers, who fled their homes to avoid being caught in the crossfire of armed conflict are running out of food in their temporary shelters.
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Residents from a number of villages in central Kachin State have been ordered by the Burmese army to evacuate the region, following clashes with Kachin rebels.
A month on from the killings, investigations into the deaths of the Kachin schoolteachers appear to be drawing to a close.
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More than 120 civic organisations have petitioned the Burmese government to probe into the alleged abduction and disappearance of Sumlut Roi Ja in 2011.
KWAT reports that the escalation of drug abuse in Kachin State is fuelled by the ongoing conflict in the region.
As many as 400,000 people in Kachin State could be excluded from the nationwide census that began on Sunday. DVB spke to Kachin activist Khon Ja about why so many are being overlooked, and how a miscount could affect ethnic rights.
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Brang Hkangda of Kachinland News examines the recent military offensive in Mansi, Kachin state, and the capital interests that make peace a distant ideal.
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The borderline between Burma and India, a strip of insurgent-infested forest, will eventually be drawn with some precision. But as the line that separates the two countries becomes more distinct, their ruling administrations are ever more entwined.
