Kachin Independence Army

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA; Kachin: ShangLawt Hpyen; Burmese: ကချင် လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော်) is a non-state armed group and the military wing of the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), a political group of ethnic Kachins in Northern Myanmar (formerly Burma). The Kachins are a coalition of six tribes whose homeland encompasses territory in Yunnan, China, Northeast India and Kachin State in Myanmar.

Kachin Independence Army

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA; Kachin: ShangLawt Hpyen; Burmese: ကချင် လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော်) is a non-state armed group and the military wing of the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), a political group of ethnic Kachins in Northern Myanmar (formerly Burma). The Kachins are a coalition of six tribes whose homeland encompasses territory in Yunnan, China, Northeast India and Kachin State in Myanmar.