Vantage | Is Myanmar junta on the verge of collapse?
1 year, 3 months ago

Vantage | Is Myanmar junta on the verge of collapse?

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In Myanmar, the military regime is on the backfoot. Three rebel groups had joined forces to form the ‘brotherhood alliance’ that is now leading the offensive against the military junta. Moreover, the junta says that foreigners are working for rebel groups, apparently as drone experts, i.e., the army says the rebels have hired foreign drone experts. The International community must act to hold the military junta to account for committing crimes against the people of Myanmar. Rebel groups are confident while Myanmar’s military is struggling to fight on multiple fronts.

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Myanmar junta continues air strikes despite deadly earthquake, rebels say
2 days, 6 hours ago

Myanmar junta continues air strikes despite deadly earthquake, rebels say

Firstpost  

The junta has increasingly relied on air power as its ground forces suffer a string of defeats in the ongoing civil war People stand next to a destroyed building as rescuers look through the rubble to find survivors in Mandalay on March 29, 2025, a day after an earthquake struck central Myanmar. AFP Myanmar’s military has pressed ahead with air …

Myanmar junta chief says elections to be held by January 2026
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Myanmar junta chief says elections to be held by January 2026

Firstpost  

Myanmar’s junta chief has announced plans to hold elections in December 2025 or January 2026, marking the first vote since the military seized power in a 2021 coup. Myanmar’s junta chief said that elections would be held in Mayanmar in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021, country’s state media …

Myanmar rebel groups merge in Mizoram in presence of CM Lalduhoma
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Myanmar rebel groups merge in Mizoram in presence of CM Lalduhoma

Firstpost  

Two Chin rebel groups have merged in Mizoram in the presence of Chief Minister Lalduhoma to mount united resistance against the Myanmarese military regime With the impending disaster of starvation and the ongoing conflict and migration, it is only reasonable to expect India’s northeastern borders to be burdened with the fallout of Myanmar’s internal issues. Reuters Two Myanmarese rebel groups …

Can Myanmar’s many parts make it whole again?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Can Myanmar’s many parts make it whole again?

New Indian Express  

On February 1, Myanmar completed four years of military rule. At the time of independence, other than the Buddhist Bamar, who now constitute over 68 percent of the country’s 5.46 crore population, a few other ethnic communities began fighting for their own independence. Shelby Tucker’s Burma: The Curse of Independence profiles this chaos convincingly, as does Bertil Lintner’s Burma in …

Myanmar bans eligible conscripts from leaving country without permission
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Myanmar bans eligible conscripts from leaving country without permission

Firstpost  

A long-dormant conscription law was enforced last year as the army reeled from a string of battlefield defeats to ethnic armed groups and civilian “People’s Defence Forces” seeking to oust it from power FILE - Myanmar border guards stand to provide security near the fence at a no-man's land between Myanmar and Bangladesh, near Taungpyolatyar village, Maungdaw, northern Rakhine State, …

Myanmar junta losing ground to rebel forces as civil war enters 5th year
2 months ago

Myanmar junta losing ground to rebel forces as civil war enters 5th year

Firstpost  

Myanmar’s rebel groups have made significant territorial gains against the ruling military junta over the past year. The rebel armed opposition groups in Myanmar have made significant gains in the ongoing civil war against the ruling junta forces over the past year, The Guardian reported. In August 2017, violence erupted in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, leading to the mass exodus of …

Myanmar: Junta is on the back foot, but no endgame in sight yet
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar: Junta is on the back foot, but no endgame in sight yet

Firstpost  

The military junta holds less than 50 percent of Myanmarese territory, but as long as it holds on to the majority of airfields and sea ports and controls the Bamar heartland, an endgame does not flicker on the horizon I am writing this article from close to the Myanmar-Thailand border with the help of elements from the resistance. Hlaing has …

Myanmar junta digs itself a deeper hole
3 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar junta digs itself a deeper hole

New Indian Express  

Nearly four years after the coup in Myanmar in February 2021, the world seems to have forgotten the tragic circumstances within the nation and the unresolved political crisis that has engulfed it. Over the past few months, the deteriorating situation within the country has led to considerable concern among the regional watchers in assessing the limits of effective measures at …

Ethnic Militias Launch Surprise Offensive, Reshaping Myanmar's Civil War
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5 months ago

Ethnic Militias Launch Surprise Offensive, Reshaping Myanmar's Civil War

Associated Press  

Myanmar's civil war has seen a resurgence in violence in the past year, with coordinated offensive by powerful resistance groups pushing the military back in several key regions. The Tatmadaw military, previously considered invincible, has suffered significant losses and is facing a growing resistance threat. The offensive has also resulted in a significant increase in civilian deaths and displacement, highlighting …

A year of attacks by Myanmar's resistance has pushed the military regime close to the brink
5 months ago

A year of attacks by Myanmar's resistance has pushed the military regime close to the brink

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “To us it doesn't look like there's any viable …

Myanmar's Civil War: A Year of Intense Fighting and Civilian Devastation
5 months ago

Myanmar's Civil War: A Year of Intense Fighting and Civilian Devastation

New Indian Express  

Myanmar's civil war has seen a resurgence of resistance in recent months, with various militia groups and PDFs joining the offensive. The Tatmadaw has been pushed back towards the center, but resistance forces are closing in on Mandalay. The ongoing fighting has resulted in a significant increase in civilian deaths, highlighting the human cost of the conflict. Should the military …

Myanmar junta chief warns of 'counterattacks' in opponent-held areas
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Myanmar junta chief warns of 'counterattacks' in opponent-held areas

The Hindu  

Myanmar's embattled junta chief has warned civilians in territory recently captured by ethnic minority armed groups to prepare for military counterattacks, state media reported on Wednesday. The military has lost swaths of territory near the border with China in northern Shan state to an alliance of armed ethnic minority groups and "People's Defence Forces" battling to overturn its 2021 coup. …

Myanmar junta, ethnic armed group claim control of military regional HQ
8 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar junta, ethnic armed group claim control of military regional HQ

The Hindu  

Myanmar's junta and an ethnic minority armed group both claimed on July 25 they were in control of a town and regional military command in northern Shan state following days of clashes. Fighting has rocked the town of Lashio, home to the military's northeastern command, since July 3 when an alliance of ethnic armed groups renewed an offensive against junta …

Myanmar rebel group seizes town on key highway to China
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar rebel group seizes town on key highway to China

The Hindu  

Myanmar ethnic minority fighters said on July 10 they had seized a town along a key trade highway to China following days of clashes, in another blow to the military. Northern Shan State has been rocked by fighting since late last month, when an alliance of ethnic armed groups renewed an offensive against the military along the highway to China's …

Junta under pressure as fierce fighting breaks out in northeastern Myanmar
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Junta under pressure as fierce fighting breaks out in northeastern Myanmar

The Hindu  

New fighting has broken out in northeastern Myanmar, bringing an end to a Chinese-brokered ceasefire and putting pressure on the military regime as it faces attacks from resistance forces on multiple fronts in the country’s civil war. The Ta’ang National Liberation Army, one of three powerful militias that launched a surprise joint offensive last October, renewed its attacks on regime …

Ramification | Conflict, compromise or chaos: The bleak future of Myanmar
9 months ago

Ramification | Conflict, compromise or chaos: The bleak future of Myanmar

Firstpost  

Three years after the military coup in Myanmar, Operation 1027 was launched against the military junta by the Three Brotherhood Alliance in the northern part of Shan State. This was perhaps one of the rare occasions in the troubled history of Myanmar where Ethnic Armed Organisations from various groups came together in a meticulously coordinated attack against the junta. Since …

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar's civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar's civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military

The Hindu  

Six months into an offensive against Myanmar’s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly turn toward scorched-earth tactics in the Southeast Asian country's bitter civil war. Together, the Arakan Army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army — among the most powerful militias formed …

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar’s civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar’s civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Six months into an offensive against Myanmar ’s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly turn toward scorched-earth tactics in the Southeast Asian country’s bitter civil war. “That’s new.” In this undated photo released by the Free Burma Rangers, a mother prays for her 17-year-old daughter after …

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar’s civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar’s civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military

LA Times  

Six months into an offensive against Myanmar’s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly turn toward scorched-earth tactics in the Southeast Asian country’s bitter civil war. “That’s new.” Military forces now control less than half the country, but are holding on tenaciously to much of central Myanmar including the …

The Beginning of the End for Myanmar’s Military Junta?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Beginning of the End for Myanmar’s Military Junta?

The Diplomat  

As the monsoon rains begin to set in across Myanmar this month, soaking the country’s battlefields, the generals in Naypyidaw will have a moment to look back on a dry season of disastrous defeats. The reversals have flowed inexorably since late October, when the Three Brotherhood Alliance of ethnic armed groups launched Operation 1027, a broad offensive against junta positions …

Did not see junta’s army personnel inside Myanmar, says Indian MP after visiting rebels
1 year ago

Did not see junta’s army personnel inside Myanmar, says Indian MP after visiting rebels

The Hindu  

An Indian MP who visited rebel held areas of western Myanmar said that the area that he visited is part of the Chin state of Myanmar that has been totally liberated by the Arakan army, one of the several ethnic armed organisations that is waging an armed struggle against the military junta of Myanmar. K. Vanlalvena, member of Rajya Sabha …

Myanmar resistance movement senses the tide is turning against the military 3 years after takeover
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar resistance movement senses the tide is turning against the military 3 years after takeover

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — When the army overthrew Myanmar’s elected government on Feb. 1, 2021, it looked like a walkover that could entrench the military in power indefinitely. The health care system is in shambles.” Inside Myanmar, opponents of military rule called for a “silent strike” on Thursday’s anniversary, with people showing their solidarity by staying inside their homes or workplaces. And …

Myanmar resistance movement senses the tide is turning against the military 3 years after takeover
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar resistance movement senses the tide is turning against the military 3 years after takeover

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Three years later, a poorly armed grassroots resistance movement …

Myanmar’s NUG says anti-coup forces ‘edging closer’ to defeating generals
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar’s NUG says anti-coup forces ‘edging closer’ to defeating generals

Al Jazeera  

Three years after 2021 coup, the resistance says it is gaining strength and taking territory from the military. Speaking from an undisclosed location inside Myanmar at an online forum, NUG Acting President Duwa Lashi La said anti-coup forces had made “stunning gains” since the start of Operation 1027, which was launched late last year by an alliance of ethnic armed …

A closer look at Myanmar’s discontent
1 year, 2 months ago

A closer look at Myanmar’s discontent

The Hindu  

In February, it will be three years since the army seized power in Myanmar, overthrowing a democratically elected government headed by Aung San Suu Kyi. The fragile peace between major ethnic armed organisations and the military collapsed, as the former’s objective of establishing federal democracy was no longer feasible under army dictatorship. Last October, an alliance of the Arakan Army, …

Six Myanmar military officers held by junta after surrendering town to rebels
1 year, 2 months ago

Six Myanmar military officers held by junta after surrendering town to rebels

Firstpost  

Six senior officers from the Myanmar junta, who relinquished control of a crucial town to ethnic minority insurgents and surrendered along with hundreds of troops, have been taken into custody, according to a report, citing military sources. The surrender took place in Laukkai, situated near the China border, where junta forces yielded to a coalition of armed ethnic minority factions …

What is Myanmar’s Three Brotherhood Alliance that’s resisting the military?
1 year, 2 months ago

What is Myanmar’s Three Brotherhood Alliance that’s resisting the military?

Al Jazeera  

The alliance has seen recent gains over military troops, but its successes are limited. The Arakan Army, an armed ethnic group in Myanmar, said it seized control of a strategic trade town in the west this week, dealing a blow to the generals who led a coup in 2021, and adding to a list of recent army defeats in the …

Myanmar rebel alliance agrees to ceasefire with ruling military
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar rebel alliance agrees to ceasefire with ruling military

ABC  

Myanmar's military has reached a ceasefire agreement with an alliance of ethnic minority guerilla groups it has been battling in the country's north-east, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Key points: The military agreed to stop aerial bombing and artillery shelling in northern Shan state that borders China Myanmar media said the ceasefire would not apply to fighting in …

Myanmar’s military, ethnic armed groups agree to China-mediated truce
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar’s military, ethnic armed groups agree to China-mediated truce

Al Jazeera  

Both sides agree to cease fighting and not harm residents along Myanmar’s northern border with China. Myanmar’s military, which seized power in a coup nearly three years ago, has agreed to an immediate ceasefire with an alliance of ethnic armed groups whose offensive since October has emerged as the biggest threat to the regime since its power grab. “China hopes …

Myanmar military says it has agreed to immediate cease-fire with ethnic guerrilla groups
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar military says it has agreed to immediate cease-fire with ethnic guerrilla groups

LA Times  

A man stands outside homes destroyed by airstrikes on a displacement camp in Laiza, Myanmar. Myanmar’s military has reached a cease-fire agreement with an alliance of ethnic minority guerrilla groups it has been battling in the country’s northeast, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Friday. The agreement was brokered at talks mediated by China on Wednesday and Thursday in Kunming, a …

Ruling junta surrenders Kokang region in Myanmar's north-east to Three Brotherhood Alliance
1 year, 2 months ago

Ruling junta surrenders Kokang region in Myanmar's north-east to Three Brotherhood Alliance

ABC  

Myanmar's military government has ceded control of the capital of the self-administered Kokang region in the country's north-east, the most significant defeat for the junta since an alliance of three ethnic-based rebel armies launched an offensive on October 27. Key points: China had been mediating between the two sides to seek an end to the fighting on its border Beijing …

Myanmar military withdraws from key city on Chinese border: Here’s why
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar military withdraws from key city on Chinese border: Here’s why

Live Mint  

Myanmar's military government has officially acknowledged the withdrawal of its forces from a key city on the northeastern border with China, on January 6. Myanmar government spokesperson Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun stated that the military and local commanders relinquished control of Laukkaing, considering various aspects, including the safety of soldiers' family members. The Three Brotherhood Alliance declared the entire …

Myanmar confirms a key northeastern city on border with China has been seized by an ethnic alliance
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar confirms a key northeastern city on border with China has been seized by an ethnic alliance

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it withdrew its forces from a key city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by an alliance of ethnic armed groups it has been battling for months. The fall of Laukkaing late Thursday is the biggest in a series of defeats suffered by Myanmar’s military government since …

Myanmar confirms a key northeastern city on border with China has been seized by an ethnic alliance
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar confirms a key northeastern city on border with China has been seized by an ethnic alliance

LA Times  

An alliance of ethnic armed groups in northeastern Myanmar has reportedly seized control of Laukkaing in Shan state, a key city on the border with China. Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it withdrew its forces from a key city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by an alliance of ethnic armed groups it has …

Myanmar junta accused of war crimes over response to rebel offensive
1 year, 3 months ago

Myanmar junta accused of war crimes over response to rebel offensive

Hindustan Times  

Myanmar's military has likely perpetrated indiscriminate attacks on civilians and used banned cluster munitions in its fight against ethnic minority insurgents, Amnesty International said on Thursday, calling for an investigation of suspected war crimes. An air strike in Shan state earlier this month used bombs that were most likely cluster munitions, Amnesty said in a statement, citing evidence analysed by …

Myanmar’s military government says China brokered peace talks to de-escalate fighting in northeast
1 year, 3 months ago

Myanmar’s military government says China brokered peace talks to de-escalate fighting in northeast

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government confirmed Monday that it has been holding talks, brokered by China, with representatives of an alliance of ethnic minority armed groups against which it is engaged in fierce combat in the country’s northeast. The alliance’s offensive sparked renewed fighting nationwide on the part of both the pro-democracy Peoples Defense Force and their allies among other …

Myanmar junta chief calls for political solution with ethnic groups
1 year, 3 months ago

Myanmar junta chief calls for political solution with ethnic groups

The Hindu  

Myanmar's junta chief has called on ethnic armed groups battling the military across the country to find a political solution, state media reported on December 5. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing "warned that if armed organisations keep on being foolish, residents of the relevant regions will suffer bad impacts", according to the Global New Light of Myanmar. Myanmar has more …

The process of Myanmar’s actual political unification has begun
1 year, 3 months ago

The process of Myanmar’s actual political unification has begun

The Hindu  

Indian think-tanks, analysts, writers and the media dub Myanmar’s Spring Revolution as militancy and militant action against Myanmar’s military, but there are many developments which we in India should take into account. In 2022, the parallel governance system set up by the National Unity Consultative Council organised an online “People’s Assembly convened in January 2022”, which adopted the Federal Democracy …

Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The current operation is a great opportunity to change …

Changing tide: The Hindu Editorial on democracy and Myanmar’s civil war
1 year, 4 months ago

Changing tide: The Hindu Editorial on democracy and Myanmar’s civil war

The Hindu  

There seems to be a rejuvenation in the hopes for a return to democracy in Myanmar if recent events in the civil war are anything to go by. The junta sought to overcome the protests following the coup with crackdowns besides detaining NLD leaders in its attempt to reverse the changes in Myanmar’s polity since its controlled democratisation in 2010. …

Has the Three Brotherhood Alliance's Operation 1027 turned the tide against the military junta in Myanmar's civil war?
1 year, 4 months ago

Has the Three Brotherhood Alliance's Operation 1027 turned the tide against the military junta in Myanmar's civil war?

ABC  

An "unprecedented" surprise offensive launched by a coalition of ethnic-based armies and pro-democracy fighters in Myanmar's north has some observers convinced the country's ruling junta is likely to be defeated. Mr Arnold said he believed the junta's forces would "collapse in waves across the country". Mr Horsey said the events of the past few weeks had revealed the junta's military …

Myanmar: Junta's grip loosens as rebel forces occupy about half of Myanmar, advance towards capital Naypyidaw
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar: Junta's grip loosens as rebel forces occupy about half of Myanmar, advance towards capital Naypyidaw

Op India  

Fighting between the Myanmar junta and rebel forces is intensifying by the day with the latter gaining a foothold on several of the Tatmadaw, the Myanmar military, posts. As per reports, more than 400 junta troops and police officers have surrendered or fled bases across the country since ‘Operation 1027’, which was launched on 27th October in the northern Shan …

Myanmar's armed rebellion against the junta over the years
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar's armed rebellion against the junta over the years

Hindustan Times  

On October 27, an ethnic armed organisation based in Myanmar’s north began fierce coordinated operations against military regime targets with two other groups. They have also been silently training and arming some of the smaller, newer anti-junta groups, known as “People’s Defence Forces ”, and exchanging notes with other well-established ethnic armies in western and eastern Myanmar. As veteran Myanmar …

Why are people fleeing Myanmar for Mizoram? | Explained
1 year, 4 months ago

Why are people fleeing Myanmar for Mizoram? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: In a spillover of the civil war in Myanmar, 1,500 nationals of India’s neighbouring country, took refuge in Mizoram’s Champhai district early on November 13 following an intense gunfight between the Myanmar Army, and pro-democracy militias in the country’s western Chin State abutting Mizoram. The attacks in Chin State coincidentally followed a major coordinated attack on …

War in Myanmar: The Hindu Editorial on the junta and restoring democracy
1 year, 4 months ago

War in Myanmar: The Hindu Editorial on the junta and restoring democracy

The Hindu  

A coordinated offensive by Myanmar’s ethnic rebels against the junta in several parts of the country late last month is the clearest sign yet that the coup regime’s hands are overstretched. The Three Brotherhood Alliance, a coalition of ethnic minority armed groups, has claimed to have made territorial gains on Myanmar’s border with China and dozens of junta forces surrendering. …

Rebel alliance gains ground in northern Myanmar, posing major challenge to Junta
1 year, 4 months ago

Rebel alliance gains ground in northern Myanmar, posing major challenge to Junta

Firstpost  

The fiercest fighting has been near Myanmar’s border with China in northern Shan state where three powerful ethnic armed groups have combined to lead an offensive that has taken multiple towns and military outposts in recent weeks. The northern parts of Myanmar, particularly areas along the border with China, have been overtaken by the alliance, comprising three influential ethnic armed …

Myanmar military regime says northern fighting could break country apart
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar military regime says northern fighting could break country apart

Al Jazeera  

A powerful alliance of ethnic armed groups began an offensive two weeks ago that has emboldened others fighting the military. Myint Swe, appointed as Myanmar’s president after the coup, has warned this month’s gains by an alliance of ethnic armed groups in areas bordering China risk breaking the country apart, in the military regime’s first acknowledgement of the challenge it …

Myanmar ethnic minorities claim gains in junta offensive
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar ethnic minorities claim gains in junta offensive

The Hindu  

An alliance of Myanmar ethnic minority groups said it made more gains in its offensive against the ruling junta on Friday, with the regime vowing it would hit back at the biggest military challenge it has faced since it seized power. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing said the military "will launch counter-attacks" against the groups, in comments carried by the …

Myanmar’s army chief vows counterattacks on armed groups that captured northeastern border towns
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar’s army chief vows counterattacks on armed groups that captured northeastern border towns

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The leader of Myanmar ’s army-installed government said the military will carry out counterattacks against a powerful alliance of ethnic armed groups that has seized towns near the Chinese border in the country’s northeastern and northern regions, state-run media reported Friday. The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper quoted Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing as saying he told …

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