500 flee homes in Namtu as Shan, Ta’ang armies clash
Most travelled by foot, carrying what possessions they could.
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300 Namtu villagers flee as RCSS, TNLA resume fighting
The 324 villagers are now being sheltered at a Buddhist monastery in Man San village near Namtu town.
Burmese peace talks ‘deadlocked’ over terminology, says UNFC
Ethnic bloc says “Nation of a Federal Democratic Union”; Tatmadaw insists on “Nation of Democratic and Federal Union”.
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Burmese military bar Shan meetings
Both meetings had been scheduled as preparatory discussions to a round of national-level political dialogue due to begin next month in Langkho, southern Shan State.
RCSS says it seeks to become ‘one family’ with fellow Shan armed group
The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and the Shan State Progressive Party (SSPP) must one day unite under the same banner, according to the leader of the former, who said that such a merger was ultimately necessary given Burma’s current political situation.
Armed clashes flare in Kachin and Shan states
Burmese government forces, Kachin, Shan and Palaung rebels all involved in armed clashes this week.
Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan
‘Ready to talk,’ TNLA says of ending conflict with RCSS
A spokesman for the Ta’ang National Liberation Army says his people are ready to hold talks aimed at ending their ongoing conflict with the Restoration Council of Shan State.
NCA signatories call for Arakan, Shan voices at peace talks
Ceasefire groups urged Naypyidaw to facilitate “national-level political discussions” in Shan and Arakan states.
Conflict Lead Story News Ta'ang
Villagers walk free after 2 months in TNLA captivity
Aik Non and Aik Ki were abducted by the TNLA in March for alleged connections to rival ethnic armed group RCSS/SSA.
Shan army accused of forced recruitment
The Shan State Army-South has recently been engaged in clashes against the Ta’ang National Liberation Army.
3,000 IDPs sheltering in Hsipaw, Namtu
Relief workers say that these internally displaced persons are urgently in need of blankets and warm clothing as the cold season sets in.
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RCSS-TNLA fighting in Shan State sends hundreds fleeing
One civilian was killed on Tuesday and hundreds more were displaced in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme district as fighting broke out between the Shan State Army-South, a nationwide ceasefire agreement signatory group, and the non-signatory Ta’ang National Liberation Army.
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Ta’ang NGOs accuse Shan army of human rights abuses
Groups say RCSS/SSA maintains a campaign of closing schools, detaining civilians and monks, recruiting soldiers, and looting households in Ta’ang areas.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process
17 ethnic delegations meet in Maijayang to plan for 21CPC
A Karenni leader stressed that delegates would aim to reach mutual agreements on behalf of all ethnic armed groups that are working towards a federal system.
200 villagers flee fighting in Namtu
“They claimed that three or four villagers from Wanmai were abducted by the Palaung armed group [TNLA] and yet to return.”
Burma army intervenes in Shan rebel war
The Burmese army has launched assaults on Ta’ang rebel positions in Burma’s northeast in response to parliamentary calls for an intervention to end fighting between rebels that has displaced thousands.
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Shan State rebels clash again
“What good can come of us ethnic groups fighting each other? We even wanted to stop fighting with the government, let alone other ethnic groups.”
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Elections cancelled in 4 Shan townships
Security concerns force a closure of polls as intense fighting continues between Burmese government forces and the Shan State Army-North.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process Politics
SSA-S, ABSDF no longer ‘terrorists’, says govt
Burma’s Ministry of Home Affairs has removed three rebel groups from a list of unlawful associations, and two from a list of terrorist groups.
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RCSS to join peace accord
The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) has announced its intention to sign a nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) with the Burmese government.
Conflict Lead Story News Peace Process Shan
Burma army resume attacks on Shan positions
Following a decision not to sign the NCA, the Shan State Army-South says government forces have reinforced troop strength in Kyethi and launched an assault.
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Shan army calls halt to election campaigning
The Restoration Council of Shan State warned political parties in Shan State to halt election campaigns in the region due to ongoing armed clashes.
Lead Story News Peace Process Politics Shan
No significant progress at Shan ceasefire talks
Both the Shan State Army’s North and South have held separate meetings with the Burmese government aimed at moving the peace process ahead.
No deal on Pa-O, SSA-S land dispute
Delegates from the Pa-O National Liberation Organisation and the Shan State Army-South/ Restoration Council of Shan State failed to find an agreement on a territory dispute during a day of talks at the SSA headquarters in Loi Taileng on 11 September.
Fighting breaks out between Pa-O and Shan armies
Tensions between the PNLA and the Shan State Army-South boil over following earlier incidents in the Mauk Mae area.
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Peace in Burma: Closer than ever but still beyond reach
Just how close is Burma to achieving lasting peace? Depends who you ask.
Charges dropped against detained Shan politician
A regional chairman for the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy has been freed from Kengtung prison.
Detained Shan leader charged with unlawful association
A leader of a major political party in Burma’s eastern Shan State has been charged under the Unlawful Associations Act, the party says.
Raid on SSA-S ‘badly affected’ trust
A recent raid on a rebel liaison office in Kengtung, Shan State, seriously undermined Burma’s peace process, the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) said on Wednesday.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process
Shan party says govt charges ‘false’
An ethnic political party in eastern Burma claims that one of their leaders was wrongfully detained by the central government and demanded that all charges against him be dropped.
