Airstrike kills 21 in Kachin State village sheltering displaced people, sources say - DVB A military airstrike this week on a village in Myanmar sheltering displaced people from the northern township of Bhamo, where a final round of the country’s three-phase election is to be held this wee...

A military airstrike this week on a village in Myanmar sheltering displaced people from the northern township of Bhamo, where a final round of the country’s three-phase election is to be held this weekend, killed 21 people english.dvb.no/airstrike-on...
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Earthquake at Yunnan-Myanmar border, as predicted.

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Kachin State residents protest against Naypyidaw and Beijing plan to resume Myitsone dam - DVB A protest against the regime’s attempt to resume the suspended Myitsone hydropower dam project and its 2025-26 elections was staged by residents in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, on Wednesday.  “List...

A protest against the regime’s attempt to resume the suspended Myitsone hydropower dam project and its 2025-26 elections was staged by residents in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, on Wednesday.

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Kachin Independence Army rejects regime’s 2025-26 elections in Kachin State - DVB The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) told DVB that it will not be hosting the regime’s 2025-26 elections – with voting dates on Dec. 28, Jan. 11 and Jan. 25, 2026 – in territory under its control, nor w...

The Kachin Independence Army told DVB that it will not be hosting the regime’s 2025-26 elections with voting dates on Dec. 28, Jan. 11 and Jan. 25 in territory under its control, nor will it recognize results english.dvb.no/kachin-indep...
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Fight over control of Bhamo between Kachin Independence Army and military enters second year - DVB Sources close to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) told DVB that fighting over control of Bhamo Township was still ongoing as it reached its first anniversary on Dec. 4. Bhamo is located 118 miles (1...

Sources close to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) told DVB that fighting over control of Bhamo Township was still ongoing as it reached its first anniversary on Dec. 4.

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Fighting reported on Mogok–Momeik Road between Kachin Independence Army and military - DVB The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) told DVB that fighting broke out with regime forces at an unspecified location along the Mogok-Momeik Road, somewhere between Mogok Township in Mandalay Region and M...

The Kachin Independence Army told DVB that fighting with regime forces broke out along the Mogok-Momeik Road, between Mogok Township in Mandalay Region and Momeik Township in northern Shan State, on Sunday english.dvb.no/fighting-rep...
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The battle for Bhamo continues into its 10th month in Kachin State - DVB Sources on the frontline in southern Kachin State told DVB that the offensive launched by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) to seize control of Bhamo Township from regime forces has continued into it...

Sources on the frontline in southern Kachin State told DVB that the offensive launched by the Kachin Independence Army to seize control of Bhamo from regime forces entered its 10th month of intense battle on Saturday english.dvb.no/the-battle-f...
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Airstrikes kill 17 Kachin Independence Army and People’s Defence Force trainees in Kachin State - DVB Sources in the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) told DVB that at least 17 of its trainees, including an unknown number from its allied People’s Defence Force (PDF), were killed and 19 others were injure...

Sources in the Kachin Independence Army told DVB that at least 17 of its trainees, including an unknown number from its allied People’s Defence Force, were killed in airstrikes on a KIA training facility in Kachin State on Sept. 17 english.dvb.no/airstrikes-k...
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Kachin Independence Army accused of forced recruitment as fighting escalates in Kachin State - DVB Residents in Kachin State told DVB that the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has forcefully recruited 100 young males from Hpakant Township since Sept. 9.  “We don’t dare go outside anymore,” a Hpakant ...

Residents in Kachin State told DVB that the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has forcefully recruited 100 young males from Hpakant Township since Sept. 9.

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#BREAKING Severe flooding has devastated #KachinState, #Myanmar.
Our team reports that 6 lives were lost, & over 500 people in 2 IDP camps fled with nothing as water surged in without warning. 89 homes were swept away. Schools, clinics, churches, roads, & bridges—has been destroyed.

Myanmar Navy fleet attacked on Irrawaddy River in Kachin State’s Shwegu - DVB Residents in Kachin State told DVB that the Myanmar Navy fleet travelling upstream on the Irrawaddy River was attacked by resistance forces in Shwegu Township on Sunday. Shwegu is located 181 miles (2...

Residents in Kachin State told DVB that the Myanmar Navy fleet travelling upstream on the Irrawaddy River was attacked by resistance forces in Shwegu Township on Sunday.

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KIO spokesperson Naw Bu dismissed rumors that Chairperson N'Ban La had been placed under house arrest while receiving medical treatment in China.

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Why China's ultimatum to Myanmar rebels threatens global supply of heavy rare earths - DVB The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a resistance army and the Chinese-backed military regime in the hills of northern Myanmar. The Kach...

Nearly half the world’s supply of heavy rare earths is extracted from mines in Kachin State, including those north of Bhamo, a strategically-vital garrison town. They are then shipped to China for processing into magnets english.dvb.no/why-chinas-u...
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Civilians flee as fighting rages in Kachin State jade mining town - DVB Residents of Hpakant Township in Kachin State told DVB that villagers fled their homes as around 200 regime troops clashed with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Maw Wan Lay village, a jade-mining...

esidents of Hpakant in Kachin State told DVB that villagers fled their homes as around 200 regime troops clashed with the Kachin Independence Army in a jade-mining area north of Hpakant on Monday. english.dvb.no/civilians-fl...
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Regime forces advance toward jade mining hub of Hpakant in Myanmar's northern Kachin State - DVB A source in the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) told DVB that resistance forces have been engaged with regime forces near Lonekhin village of Hpakant Township, Kachin State, on Wednesday. Lonekhin is l...

A source in the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) told DVB that resistance forces have been engaged with regime forces near Lonekhin village of Hpakant Township, Kachin State, on Wednesday.

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