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Burma Army Firing Indiscriminately in Northern Shan State

In Kyaukme Township, Tatmadaw troops fired indiscriminately last Friday (October 10), despite no clashes with the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA)...

Ongoing Clashes Prevent Food From Reaching Hundreds of IDPs in Kyaukme

Local volunteers have been unable to deliver food aid to more than 700 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in a monastery in northern Shan State’s...

Hundreds of IDPs in Need of Food, Shelter in Kyaukme

By SAI HSENG LENG More than 700 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are have sought refuge in a monastery and a village in Kyaukme...

Clashes Continue Between Burma Army and RCSS in Kyaukme

Clashes have continued between the Burma Army and the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township this week. According to...

Civilian Injured By Shrapnel, Hundreds Displaced By Clashes Between Tatmadaw and RCSS/SSA

By Sai Hseng Hlaing A civilian was injured and more than 700 people displaced by fighting in Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State after the...

Burma Army Fires Weapons Into RCSS Territory in Kyaukme

Two Burmese military columns fired both small and heavy weaponry into Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) territory in Kyaukme Township in northern Shan...

Tatmadaw Increases Presence in Northern Shan State

Since the beginning of September, human rights activists in Burma's northern Shan State have observed an increase of Tatmadaw troops. Military columns have been...

RCSS/SSA Worried About Pre-Election Clashes

The Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) is concerned fighting might break out with the Burma Army after many troops have been...

Shan Armies Describe Being on the Outside of Electoral Process

by-Sai Pawnli With Burma’s November general election nearing, it remains unclear how or if the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and the Shan State...

Nearly 300 People Displaced by Fighting Between Burma Army, KIA in Muse

More than 280 people fled their homes after clashes broke out between the Burma Army and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in the Mongpaw region...

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