The Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) opened a border checkpoint as part of its new administration over the Loije border point in Momauk township, Kachin State. It was reported that the KIO raised the Kachin national flag in its administration office in Loije town on April 12, a day after the opening of the checkpoint, which currently permits only trucks to pass through. Source ..read more

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has successfully captured a military camp belonging to the People’s Militia Force, operating under the military junta, in Hsawlaw Township located in northern Kachin State. According to a KIA officer involved in the operation, they seized six PMF prisoners of war and confiscated weapons from the camp situated in Myaw Maw village, approximately 5 miles from… Source ..read more

On Thursday, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) captured the strategic Mada Bum (also known as Falang Bum) and Yaw Yung Bum military camps from the Burma army. Bang Yau Bum and Shang Tai Bum camps also in the area next to the China were seized on the same day. According to an anonymous frontline KIA soldier, the day before, allied armed forces attacked five Burma army camps around Loije… Source ..read more

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and allied forces captured the Burma army’s Nawng Kawn artillery battalion base in Momauk Township of Kachin State, according to local sources. “The KIA and allies took control of the Nawng Kawn artillery battalion base around 7:30 a.m. on 23 March. From 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, KIA troops attacked the Burma army camp in Konlaw village with heavy weapons. Source ..read more

A combined force of Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Kachin Region People’s Defense Force (KPDF) and local People’s Defense Force (LPDF) launched attacks on three military camps in Shwegu Township of Kachin State on the evening on 19 March. The targets of the attacks were the Burma army’s Infantry Battalion 56 (IB-56), the Shwegu Myoma police station, and a military camp at the lower section of… Source ..read more

The Burma army destroyed the Hkang Lung bridge with an explosive device, following a clash with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) on the evening of 19 March, according to local sources. Local people have fled from San Kar village. “Fighting broke out near San Kar village last night. I heard that the Burma army suffered many causalities. A few hours later, we heard a huge explosion. Source ..read more

Thousands of local people need humanitarian assistance after fleeing armed clashes in Sumprabum town of Puta-O District in Kachin State. The IDPs need aid including food rations and shelter materials. Clashes have occurred in Sumprabum town since 9 March, when the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) attempted to capture the town from the Burma army. Residents of Sumprabum town fled the fighting and… Source ..read more

Eight people were killed when the Burma army’s Military Operation Command no-21 (MOC-21), based in Bhamo town, indiscriminately fired artillery shells into four civilian villages in Bhamo Township of Kachin State. The dead included four children under the age of 10, according to local sources. “MOC-21 launched shells into the areas surrounding Bhamo town. As far as I know… Source ..read more

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and allied forces simultaneously attacked multiple Burma army military camps near Laiza and along the Myitkyina-Bhamo highway on the eastern side of the Irrawaddy River in Kachin State, according to a KIA spokesperson. “Our troops attacked the Burma army’s military camps along the Myitkyina to Bhamo vehicle road. Our troops attacked many camps at the same time,”… Source ..read more

Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and People’s Defense Force (PDF) soldiers ambushed a column of BA reinforcements as the fight for control of the Burma Army’s (BA) Infantry Battalion 119 (IB-119) camp in Tamakhan village continues to intensify. The fight for the military camp in Tamakhan village has been on-going since 26 February, according to a KIA officer. On 3 March, a combined force of KIA… Source ..read more