Kachin Independence Army
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The military wing of the Kachin Independence Organization, representing the Kachin people in northern Myanmar. Established in 1961, the KIA has been engaged in an armed struggle for greater autonomy and rights within Myanmar.
Establishment
February 2021: Towns controlled by the Kachin Independence Army from the start of the Myanmar Civil War.
March 2021: The Kachin Independence Army attacked and captured the Alaw Bum military base
Chronology
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A series of primarily ethnic conflicts within Myanmar that began shortly after the country, then known as Burma, became independent from the United Kingdom in 1948.
1.1.Myanmar Civil War
In response to the 2021 coup d'état by the Armed Forces of Myanmar, several ethnical and political factions of Myanmar started a rebellion against the Myanmar Government. The National Unity Government and its military wing, the People's Defence Force, ist the most important political faction fighting against the Military Junta. The Myanmar Civil War, however, involves many ethnical factions whose aim is either more autonomy from the central government or independence.
August 2022: The Myanmar Army set fire to hundreds of homes in Hpakant Township, Kachin state forcing KIA withdrawal from the area.
September 2022: Kachin resistance groups five outposts in Hpakant Township, three in Putao Township, two in Tanai Township, three in Bhamo Township and several outposts in Waingmaw and Shwegu townships
November 2023: On Nov. 21, the KIA seized and took control of N Jang Yang without firing a shot as the junta’s forces fled and abandoned the town near the border with China.
May 2024: The Kachin Independence Army seized a base overlooking the road between Hpakant and Kamaing.
June 2024: The Kachin Independence Army capture the town of Sadon.
September 2024: The KIA seized a police station in Seing Taung, a village on the outskirts of Hpakant.
September 2024: The KIA captured the town of Chipwi.
November 2024: The Kachin Independence Army seized Phimaw town on the Chinese border.
1.1.1.Battle of Alaw Bum
A series of engagements that took place during the early days of the Myanmar civil war on the Alaw Bum Hill in Momauk Township, Kachin State.
1.1.2.Operation 0307
Is an offensive in Kachin State led by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA).
March 2024: Over 8 March, the KIA seized three major junta bases and several outposts, including Hpyun Pyen Bum.
March 2024: Dawthponeyan subtownship was captured the KIA.
March 2024: On 28 March, KIA seized two junta bases in Yaw Yone and Nga Gayan near Loije town on the Chinese border.
April 2024: By 1 April, the KIA captured the entirety of the Bhamo-Lweje road.
April 2024: On 9 April, the KIA captured oije town on the Chinese border.
April 2024: the KIA captured Sezin, cutting off all major roads to Hpakant and completely encircling the town.
April 2024: the KIA captured Sinbo on 29 April, cutting off the Bhamo-Myitkyina road and encircling Bhamo.
May 2024: Between 4-5 May, the KIA captured the Sumprabum Tactical Command Center and several junta camps around Sumprabum.
May 2024: KIA reported that junta soldiers had withdrew from Momauk.
May 2024: By 13 May, the KIA claimed to have captured half of Mansi.
May 2024: KIA captured the Nam Byu base southwest of Tanai.
May 2024: KIA launched an offensive in Waingmaw Township, capturing almost a dozen junta bases by 20 May.
1.1.3.Operation 1027
Is an offensive conducted by the Three Brotherhood Alliance, a military coalition composed of three ethnic armed organisations in Myanmar: the Arakan Army (AA), Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), and Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)
December 2023: On 13 December, the KIA, along with the All Burma Students' Democratic Front and Indaw PDF, took the town of Maw Luu from junta forces.
January 2024: The Kachin Independence Army captured the base of the Tatmadaw's 123rd Infantry Battalion in Nampaka village, Kutkai Township.
Selected Sources
2024, June 14th. KIA Seizes Myanmar Junta’s Last Remaining China Trade Route in Kachin State. The Irrawaddy. https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/kia-seizes-myanmar-juntas-last-remaining-china-trade-route-in-kachin-state.html
2024, May 30th. Briefing Paper: Effective Control in Myanmar 2024 Update. 2024, May 30th. Special Advisory Council for Myanmar. https://specialadvisorycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SAC-M-Effective-Control-in-Myanmar-2024-Update-ENGLISH.pdf
Alaw Bum Military Base,24.712117,97.488365
Swe, N.. 2022, August 12th. Junta forces torch Hpakant Township village after forcing KIA withdrawal, locals say. Myanmar Now. https://web.archive.org/web/20240106184800/https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/junta-forces-torch-hpakant-township-village-after-forcing-kia-withdrawal-locals-say/
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/resistance-groups-seized-nearly-90-myanmar-junta-outposts-since-coup.html
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/conflicts-in-numbers/33-towns-in-80-days-mapping-the-gains-of-myanmars-anti-junta-offensives.html
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/kia-seizes-town-on-chinese-border.html%7C
