Burma Army Launches Air Strike Against KIA Post near Gidon

The Burma Army launched air strikes on the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA) Battalion 3 Lai Hpawng Post, near Gidon, on 19 December.

Burma Army Allegedly Bomb Roman Catholic Church in Mongkoe

The KNG photo of Roman Catholic Church in Mongkoe in Northern Sjan State was bombes by Burma army on Dec.3.

The Burma Army has allegedly bombed a Roman Catholic Church in Mongkoe town in northern Shan State where it is fighting with the Northern Alliance.

Burmese Government Blocks Kachin Workshop in Myitkyina

The Burmese Government in Naypyidaw has refused permission for a Kachin public workshop to be held in Myitkyina, the Kachin State capital, on 28 November.

Anti-KIO Protest Held in Myitkyina

As public and religious organisations across Burma call on the Burma Army to halt its offensives a protest against the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) was held in Myitkyina, the Kachin State capital, on 31 October.

KIO Chairman Pessimistic on Chances for Peace

Lanyaw Zawng Hta, KIO Chairman

On the 56th anniversary of the founding of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), their Chairman, General Lanyaw Zawng Hra, warned in a speech that the Burma Army's ongoing offensive against all eight of the KIO's brigades, was making peace more difficult.

KIO Says Army Offensives Undermine Peace Process

THE KNG photo of Burmese nilitary's aifstrikeds against KIA positions around Laiza HQ in kachin State, northern Burma

The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) Central Committee released a statement on 8 October accusing the Burma Army of undermining the ongoing peace process.

More Kachin State Air Strikes

The Burma Army launched its most intense air strikes to date in the area of the Kachin Independence Organisation’s (KIO) headquarters on 7 October.

Protests Held Against Burma Army's Kachin State Offensives

Residents of Mytkyina, the Kachin State capital, and Tanai staged demonstrations on 3 October to protest against the ongoing Burma Army offensives against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in northern Kachin State.

Burma Army Launches Air Strikes Against KIA Camps

Following two weeks of fighting between the Burma Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Kachin State the Burma Army launched jet fighter and helicopter air strikes against KIA camps on 23 September.

Kachin Drug Gang Beats Policemen

A policeman in Monyin Townshiop

A drug gang beat Burmese Police after they arrested a major drug dealer of the Indawgyi area of Kachin State with alleged connections to high-ranking Burma Army officers.

Burma Army Raids Sar Maw IDP Camp

The Burma Army raided an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp located inside a Kachin Baptist church compound in Sar Maw Village on the Myitkyina to Mandalay Railway line on 18 September.

300 Burma Army Soldiers Enter China Disguised as Civilians

About 300 Burmese soldiers wearing civilian clothes have allegedly entered China in small groups since 3 September as part of a planned offensive against the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) said a border military affairs observer.

Burma Army Stops WFP Rice from Reaching Kachin IDP Camp

burmese troop in Manwin

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Man Win IDP Camp face food shortages because the Burma Army prevented trucks containing a month’s supply of rice from the World Food Programme (WFP) from reaching the camp.

Burma Army Seizes Medicines Meant for IDPs

Burmese Army Seizes Medicines Meant for IDPs

The Burma Army stopped a Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) vehicle transporting medicine to internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Eastern Kachin State near the Chinese border and seized all the medicines on 25 August.

KIO Joins Conference Under UNFC Delegation

KIO Joins Conference Under UNFC Delegation

The Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) fielded 25 people from its own ranks and affiliate groups to join a United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) delegation during the Union Peace Conference (also called 21st Century Panglong Conference) that started today.

Burma Army Launches New Attacks Before Conference

Burma Army Larnches New Attacks Before Conference

The Burma Army continued offensives against the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA) Battalion 9 this Sunday in northern Shan State despite that the armed group's political wing, the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), will soon be joining them at the table this Wednesday during the Union Peace Conference (also called 21st Century Panglong Conference).

Political Parties Want Offensives To End

Political Parties Want Offensives To End

An alliance of political parties in Kachin State has demanded that the Burma Army stop its offensives that are happening in advance of the Union Peace Conference (also called the 21st Century Panglong Conference) planned for this Wednesday.

Helicopters Used Against KIA

Helicopters Used Aginst KIA

The Burma Army deployed two military helicopters yesterday against Kachin Independence Army (KIA) soldiers in Nhkram Bum, located east of the road from Myitkyina to Bhamo, said Lt-Col Naw Bu, the information officer for the KIA’s political wing, the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO).

Civilians Missing From Conflict Zone

Civilians Missing From conflict Zone

Residents from Shahtuzup village in Kachin State’s Hukawng Valley believe that two men that have been missing since Friday are being detained by the Burma Army. Since the beginning of the month, the area has been a scene of heavy fighting with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA).

Fighting Near Laiza

Fighting Near Laiza

A skirmish broke out between the Burma Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) near the armed group’s Laiza headquarters on 7 August.

Villagers Killed By Landmine

Villagers Killed By Landmine

Three men have been killed after stepping on a landmine while picking djenkol beans in a frontline village located between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burma Army in Kachin State.

Youth Alliance Wants Participation In Peace Conference

Yorth Aliance Wants Oarticipation In Peace Conference

A new youth alliance that was formed during the recent National Ethnic Youth Conference have called on the government to allow young people to participate in the upcoming Union Peace Conference (also called the 21st Century Panglong Conference).

Kachin Group Holds Public Forum

Kachin Gruop Holds Public Fourm

The Kachin National Congress (KNC) recently held a Kachin National Public Forum in Kachin State capital Myitkyina to select individuals to serve as representatives for their community.

Kachin Church leaders tell US government about shooting death of Myitkyina student

Fr.Dr. Gawlu Yang Wa(left), Nsang San (middle), Rev/Dr.Hkalam samson (right)

During a visit to the United States earlier this month, Christian leaders from the Kachin community informed American government officials in Washington DC about the recent shooting death of a Kachin student named Gum Seng Awng. The 19 year old student was shot dead by a Burma army soldier on the night of June 20th in the Kachin state capital Myitkyina.

Farmland seized in Shan State from villagers

Loi Kung village in northern shan state

A headmaster at an elementary school in north western Shan State has been accused of seizing land belonging to local residents after improperly deeming their land vacant. The alleged land seizures took place in Loi Kung village of Pan Kai village group in Kutkai Township.

Burma Army’s fighter jets attack KIA positions

Burma Army's fighter jets attack KIA positions

The Burma Army attacked positions held by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)’s Battalion 27 with fighter jets in Mansi Township in south eastern Kachin State on Tuesday May 17th.

Burma Army Commander to Be Questioned About Kachin Teachers' Murder

Burma Army Commander to Be Questioned About Kachin Teachers' Murder

Permission will soon be granted to interview Major Aung Phyo Myint, the Burma Army commander who many consider a key suspect in the murder of two Kachin teachers in northern Shan State in 2015.

Burma Army and KIA Clash near Mohnyin Jade Mine

Burma Army and KIA Clash near Mohnyin Jade Mine

The Burma Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)’s Regiment 8 fought for nearly an hour on the outskirts of the southern Kachin State town of Mohnyin on 22 April, the Kachin News Group has learned.

Kachin IDP Camps Damaged by Strong Winds Still Without Aid

Burmtist Pa IDPs camp

Camps for displaced Kachin refugees located along the Chinese border that were damaged by strong winds on 19 April have not yet received badly needed supplies to rebuild damaged shelters and other buildings.

Clashes resume in Kachin State between KIO and army

Clashes resume ni Kachin State near KIA headquarter Laiza

The past few weeks have seen a resumption of fighting in Kachin state between government forces and troops from the Kachin Independence Army's (KIA). The latest wave of fighting began when the Burma Army troops attached a Kachin Independence Army (KIA) outpost near the group's Laiza capital on Thursday April 7th.

Map of Burma Army's offensive in Kachin State

Latest Burma Army's Offensive against Kachin Independence Army KIA in Kachin state, Northern Burma.

Map of latest Burma Army's Offensive against Kachin Independence Army KIA in Kachin State, Northern Burma.

Kachin Parties Unite

Three Kachin political parties have agreed to merge. The Kachin State Democracy Party (KSDP), the Kachin National Congress for Democracy (KNCD), and the Kachin Democratic Party (KDP) prepared for the merger during a recent meeting in state capital Myitkyina.

Clashes between Burma Army and KIA Battalion 12 in Mansi Township

Heavy clashes broke out between the Burma Army and the Kachin Independence Army's (KIA) Battalion 12 in Nam Hpu in Mansi Township in southern Kachin State on March 27th, the Kachin news group has learned.

KIA and Burma Army Clash at Sisi Wong Hill

KIA soldiers ni frontline

There was a skirmish between the Burma Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) at Sisi Wong Hill in northern Shan State on the evening of 24 March.

KIA clashes with pro government militia in poppy growing area of Kachin state

Kambaiti BFG

Fighting between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) troops and those from a government backed People’s Militia Force broke out in Kachin state’s Kampaiti last Tuesday March 22nd. The clash appears to have been triggered by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) Third Regiment’s efforts to eradicate opium in the area.

Kachin CSOs Call for Halt of All Kachin State Dam Projects

rendition of myitsone dam

Thirty Kachin State civil society organisations (CSOs) called for a permanent halt to all dam projects in Kachin State due to a lack of transparency, negotiations and communication on 14 March, International Rivers’ Day.

PJS Leaders Unaware of Charges of Violence Against PJS

Kachin Protestant on Drug

Leaders of the Christian Kachin-based anti-narcotic group Pat Ja San (PJS) said on 6 March that they were unaware that the group is being sued by U Zakhung Tin Ying’s family.

Burma Army Prepares for Military Offensive Against KIA

burma-army-prepares-war-againsr-KIA-6th-brigade

The Burma Army is preparing to launch a large military offensive codenamed ‘Operation Moe Pyar’ (Operation Sky-Blue) against the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA) Sixth Brigade in northern Shan State according to Sixth Brigade officials.

Opium Eradication Group Members Injured in BGF Attack

NDA-Kborder guard force

Troops from the Burmese government’s Border Guard Force (BGF) injured three members of the unarmed Pat Ja San (PJS) opium eradication team when they attacked them on the morning of 25 February.