A Kachin refugee man eats a rice ration given by the WaPaNa NGO behind the tents at Seng Mai Pa IDP camp, one of the multiple camps settled outskirsts of Maiya Jang city. The camp gives shelter to two thousand displaced persons from the war-torn villages in Kachin State. The KIA positions around Maiya Jang city have been attacked by shelling and heavy artillery during months. Fierce clashes have taken place since the ceasefire was broken out by the Burmese army last June 2011. During months...
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A Kachin refugee man eats a rice ration given by the WaPaNa NGO behind the tents at Seng Mai Pa IDP camp, one of the multiple camps settled outskirsts of Maiya Jang city. The camp gives shelter to two thousand displaced persons from the war-torn villages in Kachin State. The KIA positions around Maiya Jang city have been attacked by shelling and heavy artillery during months. Fierce clashes have taken place since the ceasefire was broken out by the Burmese army last June 2011. During months the fighting were spread out along the Kachin State leaving more than 40,000 displaced persons and refugees (a conservative estimating) in accord with the humanitarian aid groups.
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