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Kachin Independence Army (KIA)

Myanmar’s National Unity Government Isn’t a Unity Government
By Andrew Nachemson
The NUG's close association with the ousted NLD government has prevented it from bringing the country's various armed groups under a single umbrella.

Northern Myanmar Poses a Challenge to China’s Critical Minerals Strategy
By Wai Yan Phyo Naing and Lin Sae-phoo
Myanmar is China’s top source of raw rare earth elements. As conflict threatens that supply chain, Beijing is moving more directly to intervene in Myanmar’s civil war.

Myanmar Military Launches Air Strikes on Kachin, Rakhine, Shan States
By Sebastian Strangio
2025 seems set to continue last year's sharp increase in the number of retaliatory air and artillery attacks on resistance-held territories.

Is Myanmar’s Junta About to Revive a Controversial Dam Project?
By Sebastian Strangio
According to a media report, the military has formed a new committee for the Myitsone hydropower project, which was suspended in 2011.

Kachin Armed Resistance Group Claims Gains in Northern Offensive
By Sebastian Strangio
While the Kachin Independence Army's goal is unclear, a major offensive could have significant impact on the trajectory of the country's conflict.

Myanmar Military Defends Deadly Airstrike in Kachin State
By Sebastian Strangio
Few are likely to believe the military's claims that all of those who died in the attack were legitimate military targets.

Airstrikes on Concert in Northern Myanmar Kill 80, Reports Say
By Sebastian Strangio
The terrifying attack in Kachin State came as a group of local civil society groups called on ASEAN to junk the bloc’s “ineffectual” five-point peace plan.

Myanmar’s Army Is Fighting a Multi-Front War
By Robert Bociaga
Is the Tatmadaw getting overstretched?

China Aiding Myanmar Armed Groups in Their COVID-19 Fight
By Sebastian Strangio
Beijing has long maintained close relations to the ethnic armed groups lying along its borders with Myanmar.

The Kachin Insurgency Could Deal a Heavy Blow to Myanmar’s Military Junta
By Drake Avila
The KIA threat to Hpakant and Myitkyina could cut off the military from the lucrative jade trade.

Coup Brings ‘Bad New Days’ to Myanmar’s Mining Communities
By Daniel Combs
Myanmar’s military and ethnic armies are waging a war for control over the country’s natural resources – and the enormous profits that come with them.

Kachin Insurgents Shoot Down Myanmar Military Helicopter
By Sebastian Strangio
The counterattack came after days of Myanmar military air strikes against Kachin Independence Army positions.
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