Burmese army occupying forces currently stationed at former KIA’s Bum Re hill have fired a 60 mm mortar shell on KIA post at Hkyin Du hill on February 7 at 4:05 am. A KIA front line source says its capital security forces were shelled by Burmese army’s 320th LIB despite unilateral ceasefire announced by President […]
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Kachins around the world commemorate 53rd Kachin Revolution Day
The Kachins living around the world commemorated 53rd Anniversary of the Kachin Revolution Day on February 5th, 2013. Kachin Independence Organization and its armed wing Kachin Independence Army were established on Feb 5, 1961 at No. (5) quarter in Lashio in northern Shan state. Ceremonies to commemorate Kachin Revolution Day were held at IDP camps […]
Burmese army continues its offensive operations
A series of battles took place between Kachin Independence Army and Burmese government troops in recent days despite President’s declaration of unilateral ceasefire and Defense ministry’s statement that said,”The Tatmadaw strictly followed the instructions of the President Office that called for halting offensive operations except self-defence.” A battle broke out between KIA’s 27th Battalion and […]
Burmese army ravaged KIA’s strategic hill after continuous shelling
Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has been pushed from its Lagat bum post located on Hkaya mountain range on Jan 26 at around 1 pm. Hkaya Bum is one of the highest peak in the mountain range surrounding KIO’s administrative capital Laiza. Almost all the trees in the whole mountain range are destroyed by the shelling, […]
UNFC says government’s press release is nothing but a Nazi-like propaganda
United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), an alliance of 12 ethnic armed groups, on Sunday sends its strongest message to the quasi-civilian government backed by Burmese army yet as government’s Union of Myanmar/Burma News Team (UMNT) released a statement on Jan 18 accusing KIO/A of being aggressors employing all the dirty tricks to bully the Tatmadaw […]
KIO is hopeful that Burmese government’s statement would bring good prospects
Kachin Independence Organization on Saturday released a statement saying it hopes the Burmese government’s statement on Jan 18 would bring good prospects for the two parties. A day earlier, The Union of Myanmar/Burma News Team (UMNT) released a statement dated Jan 18, 2013 mentioning that it is ending military offensive in Laja-yang area by Jan […]