January 2017
Seven KIA Soldiers Killed, Four Posts Conquered in Latest Hostilities: Military
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | January 10, 2017 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 [...]
TNLA Calls for New Peace Process Roadmap
By Lun Min Mang / Myanmar Times | January 9, 2017 The Ta’ang National Liberation Army - one of the armed groups engaged in ongoing fighting with the Tatmadaw - has slammed the new government’s guidance of the peace [...]
Amid Rise in Conflict, UN’s Burma Human Rights Czar Visits
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | January 9, 2017 The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Burma, Yanghee Lee, began a 12-day visit to Burma on Monday amid growing concerns about the conduct of security [...]
Kachins Rally at Burmese Consulate in Chiang Mai
Shan Herald Agency for news (S.H.A.N.) | January 5, 2016 Dozens of expatriate Kachin people staged a protest today in front of the Burmese consulate in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, calling for [...]
Burma Ranked Eighth Among ‘World’s Most Volatile Flashpoints’
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | January 6, 2017 Burma had the unenviable distinction of being listed among Syria, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo as hosting 10 “conflicts to watch” in 2017, as [...]
Namtu Struggles to Cope with Onslaught of IDPs
Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | January 5, 2017 Ongoing hostilities between Burmese government forces and ethnic armed groups in northern Shan State’s Mantong Township have compelled some 1,300 civilians to flee their homes [...]
Tatmadaw, Northern Alliance Continue to Clash in 2017
Myanmar Times | January 5, 2017 Fighting has occurred in the north of the country every day since the New Year, with clashes occurring in half a dozen locations, including an attack on an army [...]
DKBA Splinter Group Joins Northern Alliance
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | January 3, 2017 A Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) splinter group led by Col. San Aung joined forces with the Northern Alliance in northern Shan State while seven [...]
Youth Leaders ‘dissatisfied’ with Suu Kyi Meeting
Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | January 4, 2017 A New Year’s Day meeting with Burma’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi fell flat when several ethnic representatives chose not to attend, while others [...]
Burmese Army Conducted Air Raids and Artillery Units Relentlessly Pounding KIA Positions
By Tsa Doi La / Kachinland News | December 28, 2016 Burmese army fighter jets carried out three separate bombing raids on KIA’s Lai Hpawng Post, Mai Saw Post and Sama Krung from 9:50 a.m. [...]