At least two civilians were injured as clashes erupted between the Kachin Independence Army and junta troops trying to secure the jade mining hub of Hpakant.

Junta forces have come within a few miles of Hpakant, where the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and its allies now control all ...

Burma's military was accused of launching an airstrike on a camp for displaced persons in the northern state of Kachin late Monday that killed about 30 people, including about a dozen children ...

In addition, Kachin and northern Shan are already among the most heavily mined areas in Myanmar, the agency noted. Landmines left behind or placed intentionally continue to cause harm to vulnerable ...

Having come under fire by Kachin Independence Army (KIA) forces on the ground, one of the aircraft crashed while the other ...

Airstrikes by Myanmar's military killed as many as 80 people, including singers and musicians, attending an anniversary celebration of the Kachin ethnic minority's main political organization ...

Brief History of the KIA The KIA was formed in 1961 with the stated goal of establishing an autonomous sovereign state for the Kachin people. Over the following 30 years, the KIA and its affiliated ...

Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in military airstrikes at a celebratory event in Myanmar’s mountainous Kachin state on Sunday, drawing international condemnation of the junta that ...

The third charge is the result of a Zoom prayer meeting with Kachin Christian where he called the young people to build “the nation in Christ,” according to the The New York Times.

Since the coup, open conflict has resumed between the Myanmar army and bitter rival the KIA, which has been fighting on and off for six decades for greater autonomy for the Kachin people.

Mae Sot, Thailand – Once again, the attack came from the sky. The Kachin resistance fighters barely heard the sound of the propellers as the Myanmar military’s two drones released their ...