While the Kachin Independence Army's goal is unclear, a major offensive could have significant impact on the trajectory of the country's conflict. Few are likely to believe the military's claims ...

Thousands of people have fled renewed fighting between the army and ethnic Kachin rebels in Myanmar's northernmost state. Some 4,000 people have been driven from their homes since early April ...

In 1994 and 1995 Kachin and Mon armed groups signed ceasefires with the government. Research conducted bythe TBBC in eastern Burma in 2004 and field work conducted by Human Rights Watch in eastern ...