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A damning new report from Amnesty International paints a picture of northern Burma in which the military continues to act with impunity, accused of human rights abuses tantamount to war crimes just weeks after the appointment of a UN fact-finding mission to probe such concerns.
At least 160 people have died in around three months of clashes between the military and ethnic armed groups in Burma’s northern Shan State, a senior army official said Tuesday, threatening peace talks set for next month.
According to a local law enforcement official, the police officers were killed by the rebel Northern Alliance.
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The man, who was believed to have ties to various political and armed group, was shot dead after attending a graduation ceremony for his daughter.
A landmine blast in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme District killed one person and injured seven others, local sources said on Thursday.
Sai Tun Win, an NLD MP in the Shan State parliament, said several local villagers in Kyaukme Township had been abducted and tortured by Burmese troops amid recent fighting in the region.
Two of Burma’s largest ethnic armed forces have weighed in on neighbouring conflict in northern Shan State, issuing a statement calling for peace.
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China’s foreign ministry has confirmed that refugees fleeing fighting between the Burmese army and rebel troops have crossed into China this week.
Former MNDAA leader Pheung Kya-shin appears to have resurfaced and may be commanding a reunited force of Kokang battalions.
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The bloody killing of two women has been discovered in northern Shan State amid continued violence between armed groups and government forces in the area.
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur to Burma, Yanghee Lee, will arrive on Wednesday for her second official trip to the country.
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Despite peace talks scheduled for next week in Myitkyina, the Kachin rebels and Burmese govt forces continue to launch fierce assaults against each other.
Local aid workers say fighting has continued between Kachin rebels and the Burmese army at upper Kawng Kha in Pangsai Township since Wednesday morning at around 8 am.
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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.
