Kachin News - English

28/08/2024

KSPP political party registration accepted by junta

The junta’s Union Election Commission (UEC) approved the registration of the Kachin State People’s Party (KSPP) on 19 August 2024, meaning that the junta now officially recognises the party. The KSPP…

27/08/2024

The junta-aligned New Democratic Army Kachin (NDA-K) Border Guard Force (BGF) militia has been forcibly conscripting people into its ranks in Chipwi and Pangwa towns in Kachin State, since the beginning of July 2024.

The junta-aligned New Democratic Army Kachin (NDA-K) Border Guard Force (BGF) militia has been forcibly conscripting people into its ranks in Chipwi and Pangwa towns in Kachin State…

21/08/2024

KIA seizes LIB-437 base in Momauk, Kachin State

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and allied resistance forces have captured the junta’s Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 437 base in Momauk Township, Bhamo District, Kachin State.

13/08/2024

KIO calls for ethnic unity on Kachin Martyr’s Day

In a statement to mark Kachin Martyrs’ Day on 10 August 2024, the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) Central Committee called on different ethnic groups to not fight against each other.

22/07/2024

The reason for the current outage remains unconfirmed. Recent military activity includes a resurgence of gunfire around Waimaw and Bhamo Townships, following a period of calm during early July’s flooding.

Phone and internet services in Kachin State were cut off on 21 July around 1 PM, and remain down as of 10 AM today. Earlier this month, Kachin State experienced severe flooding, the worst in two…

26/06/2024

These bombardments have damaged many homes in Wuyan, Lamyang and Mukchid near where Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and its allies have been fighting with Burma army soldiers and the Lisu People's Militia Force for at least two days.

After facing many casualties in Waingmaw Township, the military regime did what it usually does when it is losing by unleashing many artillery shells and airstrikes on civilians and resistance…

26/06/2024

A frontline KIA soldier explained they're were still 'cleaning' these camps, adding they have plans to seize all of the remaining camps around Indawgyi Lake.

Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and its allies have seized three more of the regime’s camps, which housed Burma army and People’s Militia Force (PMF), between Indawgyi Lake, in Mohnyin and Hpakant…

25/06/2024

A video recently circulated on social media showing a dispute between KIO/KIA and TNLA near the confluence of the Shweli River between Mabein and Mongmit.

The Kachin Independence Organisation/Kachin Independence Army (KIO/KIA) and Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) both played down concerns about rising tensions between the armed groups over…

21/06/2024

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21/06/2024

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21/06/2024

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20/06/2024

The Military Council has killed at least 77 people — including 11 children and 14 women — and injured 75 — 2 children and 12 women — with airstrikes and artillery attacks until May 31.

After suffering numerous debilitating losses on the battlefield in recent months, the Military Council has escalated deliberate attacks on civilian populations, many of whom are still fleeing the…

13/06/2024

“All of the military camps that we seized are strategically very important,” said the spokesperson for the KIO/KIA.

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and its allied forces have overrun five camps from the Military Council in a single day in Kachin State, including the strategic Sadung (also Sadon) hilltop camp…

02/06/2024

The regime assembled a steering committee, the 'Upstream Ayeyawady Confluence Basin Hydroelectric Project Steering Group', charged with revitalising the Myitsone project.

With tensions escalating in Kachin State, Burma’s Military Council is set to revive the contentious Myitsone Dam project, dormant for nearly 13 years since its suspension by the Thein Sein government.

27/05/2024

The junta is using drones, aircraft, and artillery to defend its remaining positions during a two-day lull in fighting in both towns

Over 200 buildings have been damaged in Momauk and Mansi as the regime deliberately targets civilian homes in the towns in Bhamo District after the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and its allied forces…