Fierce fighting has been taking place in the area, residents told a human rights group and local media. A spokesperson for the Kachin Independence Army said the group launched assaults against ...

He was referring to the contested area of Kachin State in northern Myanmar. The inhabitants of the state (around 1.7 million people) have been claiming for over 60 years of autonomy and have set up ...

According to a spokesperson from the Kachin Independence Army ... Naw Bu said the attack took place in a mining area in Tanaing Township, in the western part of the state. Images from local ...

Internally displaced people (IDPs) sheltering in two Waingmaw Township villages in Kachin State are in urgent need of ...

At least 15 civilians died and 10 others were injured in an air strike by Myanmar’s military on a market in Kachin state. The attack targeted a mining hub, with casualties including gold miners ...