Tag: RCSS
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...
RCSS Rejects Tatmadaw Allegation That Soldiers Deserted Shan Army
A report by the Burma Army’s True News Information Team that 20 soldiers deserted the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) is untrue, according...
Fearing More Clashes, Villagers Seek Refuge in Kyaukme Monastery
Locals from eight villages are staying in a monastery in Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State saying that they fear that the Burma Army will...
Burma Army Fires Artillery Shell Into Kyaukme Village, Killing Civilian
An artillery shell fired by the Burma Army into Pankyan village in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township on Monday, killing a man and injuring...
Burma Army Attacks RCSS While Shan Medics Perform COVID-19 Wellness Checks
The Burma Army attacked troops from the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) on Sunday while a team of RCSS medics carried out COVID-19...
Hundreds of Villagers Flee Rising Tension Between RCSS and Northern Alliance...
Nearly 600 people are displaced after hearing shots fired in the northern Shan State township. Hundreds of villagers in northern Shan State’s Namtu Township...
Accused of Rebel Ties, Shan Farmers Interrogated Overnight By Tatmadaw Soldiers
A villager said that the men were suspected of RCSS/SSA links because they were using walkie-talkies to communicate. Troops from the Burma Army arrested and...
Government Forces Search for RCSS/SSA in Central Shan State
Troops reportedly told the Shan army to withdraw to a ‘recognized area’—but Shan soldiers say there is no such agreed-upon territory. Government forces have...
Gen Yawd Serk: ‘The Peace Process Has Stalled Because of the...
SHAN speaks to the RCSS/SSA leader about his decision not to attend the third session of the Union Peace Conference this month. At the third...
CSSU Chairman Urges Shan Army Leaders to Unify
Amid clashes between Shan armed groups, the coalition head calls on the organizations to cooperate.
Chairman of the Committee for Shan State Unity (CSSU)...
