KACHIN INDEPENDENCE ARMY
UN will declare that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights in armed conflict
The U.N. secretary-general will report to the Security Council next week on Israel and Hamas violating children's rights. The report includes parties like Kachin Independence Army and Russia. Israel's inclusion will increase global attention on its actions in Gaza.
‘Under ULFA pact, no CAA in Assam till SC verdict’
In 1988, Shashadhar Choudhury, a former foreign secretary of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), reminisces about his time with the insurgent group, including training in Myanmar and their struggle for Assamese autonomy. After ULFA's dissolution in January, Choudhury expresses disinterest in joining politics but believes ULFA could win 20 seats if it were to become a political entity.
ULFA Peace Accord: As peace attracts capital, “Invest Assam” should be the next battle cry
After India’s independence, Assam, unlike its peers, barely found a moment to act on its strengths and prosper. Its Naga and Lushai Hills (later Mizoram) districts got engulfed with militancy of a gigantic proportion. As the state became synonymous with separatism and militancy with cycles of violence, there was no question of Assam wooing any big-ticket industrial investments then.
Pro-military Myanmar groups launch rare protests against China
The groups organised a protest march in front of the Chinese embassy over the past weekend, accusing China of backing 'Three Brotherhood Alliance' (comprising three rebel groups in Myanmar) and supplying them with arms.
China-Myanmar ties under shadow after rebels action along border
China's economic ties with Myanmar face a significant hurdle as rebel groups seize strategic border towns, hindering trade routes and disrupting over 40% of bilateral commerce. The Three Brotherhood Alliance's coordinated offensive, Operation 1027, captured key roads and military posts, impacting the cash-strapped junta's revenue and hindering troop movement. This bold move threatens the junta's control over crucial trade routes to China, challenging its perceived invincibility and potentially inspiring further rebel actions.
Many killed in artillery strike in northern Myanmar - media, local sources
The reports were shared on social media by a local activist and a minister in Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government, who did not immediately respond to request for confirmation. A spokesperson for Myanmar's junta was not immediately reachable.
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Airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100
The military is increasingly using airstrikes to counter a widespread armed struggle against its rule, which began in February 2021 when it seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. More than 3,000 civilians are estimated to have been killed since then by security forces.
Airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100
As many as 100 people were killed, including children, after Myanmar's military attacked opponents of its rule with airstrikes during a ceremony, according to an anonymous witness at the scene. The country has seen civil conflict since February 2021 and the military has increasingly used airstrikes to counter opposition forces. More than 3,000 civilians are believed to have died since the coup began.
Myanmar opposition calls for national uprising against army
Some 1,000 civilians have been killed in the seven months of clashes that followed the army takeover.
Twelve killed in Myanmar military plane crash
Footage broadcast by local media showed wreckage strewn around the twisted body of a plane lying on open ground near overhead pylons, and a small plume of smoke billowing upwards. AFP was unable to verify the footage.
Myanmar junta leader says Suu Kyi will soon face trial
"Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health. She is at her home and healthy. She is going to face trial at the court in a few days," Min Aung Hlaing said by video link with the Hong Kong-based Chinese language broadcaster Phoenix Television on May 20, in excerpts released on Saturday.
Myanmar rebel group, Kachin Independence Army, says it shot down military helicopter
The KIA's information department head, Naw Bu, said the helicopter was shot down around 10:20 a.m. at a village near the town of Moemauk in Kachin province.
Myanmar's ruling junta issues fresh charges for Suu Kyi
Suu Kyi was accused of breaching a law intended to control the spread of the coronavirus, the second such charge against her under the same law. She is already facing charges of illegally importing walkie-talkies, unlicensed use of them, inciting public unrest and breaking the official secrets act.
Myanmar protesters defy military as regional nations prepare to discuss crisis
At least 564 people, including 47 children, have been killed security forces during protests against the Feb. 1 coup, an activist group has said. The movement has included street marches, a civil disobedience campaign of strikes and quirky acts of rebellion organised on social media.
Explained: Truce over as Myanmar's Karen insurgents brace for battle with junta
The Karen National Union (KNU) which until 2012 fought one of the world's longest-running insurgencies, is preparing its fighters for attacks on several fronts, as hostilities with the military reignite following a Feb. 1 coup.
Junta's foes woo ethnic allies with new Myanmar constitution
The actions were taken by the CRPH, an underground, self-styled alternative government established by elected lawmakers who were not allowed to take their seats when the military staged the coup and ousted and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi in good health, lawyer says
The junta's violent response has triggered international condemnation -- and threats of retaliation from some of Myanmar's myriad ethnic armed groups. The US State Department ordered the departure of non-essential diplomatic staff and their families from Myanmar, and Japan -- a top donor to the country -- halted new aid payments.
US orders diplomats out of Myanmar as violence spirals
Daily protests demanding the restoration of the elected government have been met with a military crackdown that has left more than 520 civilians dead in the weeks since the February 1 coup.
Troops fire at funeral as Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup
Mourners fled the shooting in Bago at a service for 20-year-old student Thae Maung Maung near the commercial capital Yangon and there were no immediate reports of casualties, three people in the town told Reuters.
View: Quad nations will achieve nothing by giving sermons to Myanmar
What has really transformed India-Myanmar ties has been its economic content, arising from the training of skilled personnel from Myanmar in India.
Myanmar's pushback against China-funded Economic Corridor inspired by debt trap in S Asian states
Myanmar’s all-powerful generals have drawn lessons from experiences of Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives where China funded projects have pushed these countries debt trap and increased Beijing’s influence, ET has reliably gathered. The Ministers in the current civilian government have equal reservations against the Chinese inroads.
New cache of Chinese arms with Myanmar insurgents, a worry for India
Recently, Maj Gen Tun Tun Nyi of the Mynamar Army told the media in Nay Pyi Taw that the Arakan Army(AA) and its associate group Taáng National Liberation Army (TNLA) had acquired Chinese weapons. This has lent credence to reports that a large consignment of Chinese-made weapons has reached Myanmar insurgent groups.
China on mind, India set to hand over sub to Myanmar
The impending transfer of the INS Sindhuvir is part of India’s continuing policy to counter China’s strategic inroads into Myanmar. The 3,000-tonne INS Sindhuvir may be 31 years old but it has undergone regular refits in India and Russia over the years, with the latest modernisation work being undertaken on the diesel-electric boat in Visakhapatnam.
India tightens vigil along Myanmar border after coordinated operations against insurgent groups
The operation from February 17 to March 2 was against the Myanmar insurgent group, Arakan Army, and the NSCN (K), a North-East insurgent group notorious for attacks against the Indian Army and having hideouts in Myanmar.
India's surgical strikes in Myanmar launched after assurance to help local army with Kachin rebels
An assurance for security cooperation came from the current regime when Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Nay Pyi Taw last November.
India promises whole-hearted support to Myanmar
The two sides inked four MoUs to boost cooperation in areas of connectivity, medicine and renewable energy, besides resolving to deepen ties in a range of other sectors.
We will now democratically ask for our dues: Mrinal Hazarika, ULFA commander
ULFA commander Mrinal Hazarika, 53, narrates his journey of joining the underground movement, getting arms training in Myanmar and the realisation that arms struggle is no longer a viable option.
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