China wields rare earths leverage in Myanmar’s civil warYou might not have heard of Kachin State in Myanmar, but the region, ...

By Naw Betty Han, Devjyot Ghoshal, Shoon Naing and Poppy McPherson (Reuters) -The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges ...

The majority of these minerals are sourced from the Kachin region, which has been embroiled in a civil war since the military ...

Thirteen Myanmar junta aircraft, worth around US$170 million in total, have been shot down by the anti-regime forces since ...

Myanmar’s civil war is unwinnable under the circumstances. Supporting Kachin independence could secure rare earth supplies, ...

The battle for control in northern Myanmar involves a strategic fight over rare earths, critical for global technology. The Kachin Independence Army clashes with the junta, influenced by Chinese ...

The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the ...

Shan state has largely kept out of the protracted civil war, in which an assortment of armed groups are battling the junta. The fighting has also roiled the Kachin mining belt and pushed many Chinese ...

State-run media in Myanmar report that a military helicopter has crashed in a combat zone in the country's north while returning from a mission to deliver supplies to army outposts.

After local media in Myanmar reported that anti-junta forces shot down a military helicopter, an old photo of a crashed aircraft resurfaced in posts that falsely claimed it showed the downed chopper.

Warplane wreckage found near Hpasawng town, where anti-regime forces had been attacking Infantry Battalions 134 and 135.

"Myanmar is a risky jurisdiction to rely on, given the ongoing Civil War. In 2024, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), a group of armed rebels, seized sites responsible for half the world's heavy ...