Ethnic Armed Groups Deny Accusations of Extortion on Northern Shan State Road
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Drivers in northern Shan State have said that an armed group has been demanding payment from vehicles using a road between Muse and Kutkai...
CHINA’S DRESSING-DOWN: The three brotherhood ethnic armed group reprimanded
As the Special Envoy for Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Sun Guoxiang, on August...
Burma Govt Calls Northern Alliance Strikes ‘Terrorist Actions’
A spokesperson for the Burmese government described recent counter-attacks carried out by members of the Northern Alliance of ethnic armed groups as “terrorist actions”...
Militia Leader, Wife Killed at Home in Northern Shan State
An unidentified armed group attacked the home of the leader of the Mong Yang People’s Militia Force (PMF) in Lashio Township on Tuesday, killing...
Damaged Goktwin Bridge Fixed Just Days After Clashes
Cars were allowed to cross the Goktwin Bridge, connecting Mandalay Region with Shan State, as of Tuesday, following damage to the structure in due...
Woman and Girl Injured by Landmine in Eastern Shan State
A woman and a girl endured injuries after stepping on a landmine in the forest in Mong Peng Township, eastern Shan State, while gathering...
Thousands of IDPs Seek Refuge in Shan State Monasteries
More than 2,000 people have sought refuge in northern Shan State monasteries because of ongoing fighting, according to local sources. Joint forces belonging to the...
Govt Peace Officials Meet NCA-Signatory EAOs in Chiang Mai
Representatives of the Burmese government’s National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) signatory to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) held...
ETHNIC CONFLICT ESCALATION: NA-B raids in Pyin Oo Lwin and Nawngkhio
In the pre-dawn early hours of August 15, three members out four belonging to the Northern Alliance – Burma (NA-B), the Arakan Army (AA),...
Attack on Military Academy Part of a ‘Counter Defensive’ Operation, Northern Alliance Says
‘The army has launched offensive operations in our area. Clashes have become more intensified. Our movement area is getting narrower,’ a TNLA spokesperson said. Joint...