A KIA soldier stands guard at his post just 100 meters away from the Burmese army position at one of the frontines some kilometers from the Kachin rebel stronhold Laiza city, the headquarters of the Kachin independence Army. Fierce clashes have taken place since the ceasefire was broke 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...
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A KIA soldier stands guard at his post just 100 meters away from the Burmese army position at one of the frontines some kilometers from the Kachin rebel stronhold Laiza city, the headquarters of the Kachin independence Army. Fierce clashes have taken place since the ceasefire was broke 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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