Chien-Chi Chang Myanmar has an official military, but this is not it. The Kachin Independence Army was mounted by one of the country's 135 ethnic minorities, all of whom prize their identities. The armies seek to
(...) maintain the autonomy of their resource-rich homelands in the face of interference from the regime. Laize, Myanmar. March 26, 2010. © Chien-Chi Chang | Magnum Photos