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The Democratic Alliance of Burma (DAB), an opposition alliance group issued a statement condemning the use of jet fighters by the Burmese government in attacks the Kachin, yesterday. The DAB statement said that by increasing its attacks on the Kachin Independent Army will lead to doubt and distrust in any future ceasefire talks between the KIA and the government. The…

Residents in Laiza Town in Kachin State are building bomb shelters in an attempt to stay protect themselves from the Burma military’s bombardment. Laiza Town is headquarters of the Kachin Independent Army and is severely under attack from government troops. Salan Kapa Doi Pisa, an official with the Kachin Independent Organization, said that on the morning of December 28th, between…

The Free Burma Rangers humanitarian group has compiled a report and photographs that show “Burma Air Force jets and MI24 attack helicopters attacking the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) northern Burma.” Tha FBR reports note that the Burma military attacked at 8am on the 29 December. FBR noted that, “Burma Air Force jets attacked KIA positions at Laijayang, 10 kilometers southwest…

The Palaung Women’s Organization have estimated that several thousand Palaung villagers from northern Shan state have been displaced in the protracted conflict between the Burma Army and local ethnic armed militia since early 2011 to now. A report ‘The Burden of War’, released in early November by the PWO’s report claims thousands of civilians from 15 villages, are hiding in…

Fighting between the Karen National Liberation Army and the government’s Border Guard Force resulted in four BGF being killed two KNLA soldiers wounded. The firefight between the government’s militia and the Karen army broke out on August 5, in Mae Seik village, Papun Township in northern Karen State. The fighting happened on the same day as the Karen National Union…

The Shan State Army claims continuing attacks on their bases by government troops is disrupting the peace process agreed between the two sides in February this year. The Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) signed a ceasefire in February, but recent attacks by government soldiers has left other ethnic armed groups to consider if the military ceasefires a…

Despite a ceasefire agreement being in place between Karen soldiers and the Burma Army, fighting broke out in Thandaung Township, Karen State on 27th June. The Karen National Union accuse the Burma Army’s Infantry Battalion 1, under the command of Division 66, for violating the ceasefire agreement and crossing into KNU controlled territory and starting the fighting. Padoh Saw Eh…

A report released today in Bangkok by Human Rights Watch accuses Chinese authorities of forcing Kachin refugees back across the country’s border with Burma, amidst escalating conflict between Kachin armed forces and the Burma’s Army. Since open war erupted between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burma’s military in June last year, a growing tide of ethnic Kachin have sought…

The Kachin Women Association Thailand released a report – Ongoing Impunity – that documents the continued abuse of civilians by the Burma Army. The report, released yesterday at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, details the killings, rape, forced labor and displacement that has occurred in the last twelve months of fighting between the Kachin Independent Army and government troops.…

Political reforms under President Thein Sein’s military-backed government threaten to be overshadowed by a major conflict in the country’s northernmost state. Post Views: 380