A joint force of Loi Li Yang Pat Jasan and Burmese government’s police raided a house in Loi Li Yang village on June 11. They seized about 16 pounds of raw opium and arrested 6 addicts who were consuming opium in that house. Similarly, a joint force of personal from Burmese government’s forest department and […]
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The 7th Anniversary of the Renewed Kachin War: An Update
Today is the 7th anniversary of renewed war in the Kachin region. On June 9, 2011, the war between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Burma Army (BA) was reignited after a combined force of the BA’s 437th Light Infantry Regiment and 348th Light Infantry Regiment troops launched an attack on the KIA 15th […]
Skirmish continues in northern Shan state
A skirmish took place between KIA’s 2nd Battalion troops and a BA column at a field between Hpak Gum Bum and Man Pying village in northern Shan state on June 5. KIA sources said the two sides began fighting at around 12 pm as a BA column consists of over 50 soldiers suddenly appeared in […]
A local boy interrogated by BA soldiers at Ka-maing Tactical Command
Burma Army (BA) troops based at Ka-maing Tactical Command arrested and interrogated Brang Shawng, a local boy who salvages recyclable plastic bottles and cans, on the road in Ka-maing city on June 2 at around 10 am. A local source said Brang Shawng was interrogated by BA soldiers at Tactical Command hill and later released […]
Skirmishes and Artillery fire in Danai, Hpakant and Myitkyina townships
A battle took place between KIA troops under 2nd Brigade and Burma Army (BA) troops in Zup Mai village in Danai township on June 1 at 9:45 am. On the same day, BA troops based at Nawng Nyang village fired an artillery round on Zup Mai village at around 8 pm. In Hpakant township on […]
7 Awng Padang villagers arrested and forced into murder confession
A Lisu family of 4 from Tsing In village in Mogok township were murdered in their own home on May 16. The perpetrators have not been apprehended, nor a motive for the crime determined, but the police from Kyat Pyin, Mogok has arrested 7 Kachin men from Awng Padang village on May 18. Awng Padang […]