500 flee homes in Namtu as Shan, Ta’ang armies clash
Most travelled by foot, carrying what possessions they could.
Most travelled by foot, carrying what possessions they could.
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Government forces have reportedly launched assaults on its positions across Kachin State, including artillery shelling near the Kachin headquarters of Laiza.
The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and the Shan State Progressive Party (SSPP) must one day unite under the same banner, according to the leader of the former, who said that such a merger was ultimately necessary given Burma’s current political situation.
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The Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee released a statement on Thursday conveying the ethnic armed bloc’s intention to join the next iteration of the government’s 21st Century Panglong Conference if its members are officially invited to do so.
A major member of the United Nationalities Federal Council, the Shan State Progressive Party, has submitted a resignation letter to the council, with the ethnic armed group on Sunday revealing its plans to leave the coalition.
Following the recent resignation of the KIO and other members, the UNFC now consists of just five groups: the NMSP, SSPP, KNPP, LDU and ANC.
The move came after UNFC delegates refused to speak to journalists about the conference, and barred media from entering the meeting room.
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The dwindling alliance of ethnic armed groups joined under the United Nationalities Federal Council banner convenes a conference in Thailand chaired by a leader of one of its former members, the influential Kachin Independence Army.
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A negotiating committee representing seven ethnic armed groups in northern Burma says it intends to attend next week’s Union Peace Conference in Naypyidaw, which is being organised by State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s government.
The Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) and the Wa National Organisation (WNO) have withdrawn from the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), a formerly seven-member coalition of ethnic armed groups.
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army has been accused of torture and the extrajudicial killing of a local villager in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme district last week.
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A new report alleges that a recent Burmese army offensive in Shan State was linked to coal-mining operations opposed by local people.
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As the ethnic alliance concludes talks aimed at negotiations with Burma’s new civilian government, one of its members is coming under renewed army pressure.
The Burmese army and ethnic rebels the Shan State Army-North have agreed to temper hostilities after over a month of fighting in the country’s northeast.
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Only two days after Burma went to the polls, the Burmese army stepped up their military campaign against Shan State Army-North.
Some 600 Burmese troops surround the Shan State army-North headquarters after an artillery barrage last night.
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While foreign observers largely praised the NCA signing, leaders from some ethnic groups that did not accede to the accord expressed their skepticism.
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The deal is far from being the nationwide ceasefire agreement the government has been trumpeting, says analyst Larry Jagan.
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Following a decision not to sign the NCA, the Shan State Army-South says government forces have reinforced troop strength in Kyethi and launched an assault.
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A two-year effort to arrive at a nationwide ceasefire has been ended by the government’s unwillingness to include all warring parties, say ethnic groups.
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Ethnic armed groups previously frozen out of nationwide ceasefire talks will be offered an opportunity to get on board the peace process.
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The issue of disarmament was high on the agenda, both with Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw and at an ethnic summit in northern Thailand.
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Speaking at summit in Panghsang, Wa commander Bao Youxiang urges ethnic leaders to support and recognise the Wa Autonomous State.
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The UPWC has suggested setting up a joint liaison body with the SSA-N to prevent further hostilities in Shan State in the wake of renewed clashes between the Shan armed group and government forces.
Over 1,000 villagers face an escalating humanitarian crisis in northern Shan state, after being forced from their homes by fighting between government forces and ethnic minority rebels since late March, according to local sources
Two locals, including a toddler, were injured by an artillery shell after clashes broke out between government forces and the Shan State Army North earlier this week
The Shan State Progressive Party is set to partner with the Burmese government to build a model village for displaced families in northern Shan state, despite ongoing clashes
Delegations from the Shan State Progressive Party (Shan State Army-North) and the government’s Internal Peace Making Committee have met in northern Shan state’s Lashio for peace talks following several clashes between the groups
The Shan State Army-South and Shan State Army-North engaged in brief clashes with the Burmese Army despite reaching union-level ceasefire agreements with the government
The Shan State Army-North has agreed to hold union-level peace talks with the government to solidify an initial truce made in January