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Based on 10 verified sources covering Myanmar:

The Myanmar Army on Wednesday shelled at least four positions held by the Kachin Independence Army in northern parts of the country in a move rebel leaders are interpreting as a signal that fighting will soon escalate in areas under their control. [1]

Mizzima China’s tightening of trade controls and restrictions at its border crossings with Myanmar since mid-October has caused soaring commodity prices and significant shortages, particularly in Kachin and Shan States, according to local residents. [2]

MENUMENU - Data - Peace Process - EROs Profiles - All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) - Arakan Liberation Party/Army (ALP/ALA) - Arakan National Council (ANC/AA) - Chin National Front (CNF/CNA) - Democratic Karen (confirmed by 4 sources) [3]

TNLA troops in Tanyan Township, northern Shan State, pictured in early 2022/Photo:AFP Ai Sai ( Mao Land ) for Mizzima Northern Shan region has been teeming with uncertainties and anarchy for decades. [4]

The end of March marks the 60th anniversary of the first attempt to forge unity among Myanmar’s various Shan resistance forces. [5]

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[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-12-14 · 100% match

Army Shelling Seen Signaling Start of New Offensive in Kachin, Shan States

The Myanmar Army on Wednesday shelled at least four positions held by the Kachin Independence Army in northern parts of the country in a move rebel leaders are interpreting as a signal that fighting will soon escalate in areas under their control.

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-10-30 · 100% match

China’s border trade restrictions with Myanmar drive up prices, trigger shortages in Kachin and Shan States

Mizzima China’s tightening of trade controls and restrictions at its border crossings with Myanmar since mid-October has caused soaring commodity prices and significant shortages, particularly in Kachin and Shan States, according to local residents.

[3] MM mmpeacemonitor.org · 2026-03-20 · 100% match

Airstrike Events in Two Weeks (26 Feb – 11 March 2026)

MENUMENU - Data - Peace Process - EROs Profiles - All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) - Arakan Liberation Party/Army (ALP/ALA) - Arakan National Council (ANC/AA) - Chin National Front (CNF/CNA) - Democratic Karen

[4] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-04-02 · 100% match

Why are ethnic armed organisations fighting each other in northern Shan State

TNLA troops in Tanyan Township, northern Shan State, pictured in early 2022/Photo:AFP Ai Sai ( Mao Land ) for Mizzima Northern Shan region has been teeming with uncertainties and anarchy for decades.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2024-03-14 · 100% match

Why Shan State’s Formidable Armies Have Shunned the Fight Against Myanmar’s Junta

The end of March marks the 60th anniversary of the first attempt to forge unity among Myanmar’s various Shan resistance forces.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-09-12 · 100% match

Fighting Escalates in Kachin State

RANGOON — Fighting is increasing in north Burma’s Kachin State, after peace talks last week between the government and delegations of ethnic armed groups in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai ended without agreement.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-04-09 · 100% match

KIA Ambushes Myanmar Military Convoy in Kachin State

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) attacked a military convoy in Mogaung Township, Kachin State, on Thursday evening. The Kachin armed group said the attack was targeting reinforcements in the township.

[8] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-03-05 · 100% match

KIA and TNLA clash over checkpoints and tax collection in Myanmar’s northern Shan State

Mizzima The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) have engaged in clashes across at least four townships in northern Shan State during the first two months of 2025, according to reports.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-09-21 · 100% match

Myanmar Coup Leader Met by Protests in Kachin State

Kachin youths gathered in downtown Myitkyina to show their opposition to coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to the capital of Kachin State in northern Myanmar.

[10] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-12-02 · 100% match

Junta imposes tight restrictions on imports and fuel in Muse, northern Shan State

Mizzima In Muse Township, northern Shan State, limited imports of food from China have been permitted, but the military junta has imposed stricter restrictions on the import of goods and the purchase of fuel, according to local residents.

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