⚔️ War & Conflict May 22, 2026 · Samuel Jones

Zahkung Ting Ying: Rise and Fall of the Rare-Earth Warlord in Myanmar

Jamestown Foundation

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Zahkung Ting Ying led the now-disbanded Myanmar government-sponsored militia, the Kachin Border Guard Force (BGF). Formerly known as the New Democratic Army-Kachin (NDA-K), Ying’s militias controlled a semi-autonomous, resource-rich region in the Christian-dominated Kachin State, bordering the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Yunnan province. Ying was notable for developing illegal business ventures spanning from drug production to rare-earth mining (Frontier Myanmar, August 1, 2025).

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