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 troops. 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 Yunnan province. China ‘close attention’ Myanmar's borderlands are home to myriad ethnic armed groups who have battled the military since independence from Britain in 1948 for autonomy and control of lucrative resources.

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‘Inch by inch’: Myanmar rebels close in on key military base in Chin State
2 weeks, 3 days ago

‘Inch by inch’: Myanmar rebels close in on key military base in Chin State

Al Jazeera  

Falam township, Chin State – In the mountains of western Myanmar, photographs of fallen fighters line a wall of a rebel headquarters – an honour roll of some 80 young men, beginning with 28-year-old Salai Cung Naw Piang, who was killed in May 2021. Taking and holding Falam – Chin State’s former capital – would also mark the first district …

Myanmar civil war: Soldiers turn tail, flee to Thailand after ethnic armed group seizes border base
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Myanmar civil war: Soldiers turn tail, flee to Thailand after ethnic armed group seizes border base

Firstpost  

While the junta has suffered significant territorial losses, analysts say it still retains control of Myanmar’s heartland and maintains an air force capable of inflicting heavy damage on its opponents Mynmar army personnel fled to Thailand in the face of KNLA's onslaught. Reuters A group of Myanmar soldiers fled across the Thai border on Friday after an assault by an …

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 …

China brokers ceasefire between Myanmar military and rebel group
2 months, 1 week ago

China brokers ceasefire between Myanmar military and rebel group

ABC  

A major ethnic rebel group and Myanmar's military government have signed a ceasefire agreement mediated by China, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. The ceasefire between the military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, which has seized large tracts of territory along the border with China, came into effect on Saturday. China is the most important foreign ally of …

Myanmar military, minority armed group agree ceasefire, China says
2 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar military, minority armed group agree ceasefire, China says

The Hindu  

The Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army signed a formal agreement for a ceasefire that began on Saturday, China's Foreign Ministry said, halting fighting near the border of both countries. The two sides held talks in China's southwestern city of Kunming where they thanked Beijing for its efforts to promote peace, ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said during …

China says it brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar army and an ethnic rebel group
2 months, 1 week ago

China says it brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar army and an ethnic rebel group

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeast have signed a formal ceasefire agreement, mediator China said Monday. China is the most important foreign ally of Myanmar’s military rulers, who took power after ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. China originally appeared to give tacit support to …

Myanmar: Where China wants election, West and its allies want it deferred
2 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar: Where China wants election, West and its allies want it deferred

Firstpost  

As Myanmar’s military junta has announced the intention to hold elections this year, China has supported the move whereas the West and much of the international community called for deferment until after the end of the civil war in the country Myanmar's junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, 2021, …

Myanmar junta air strike kills 15 civilians: ethnic rebel group
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar junta air strike kills 15 civilians: ethnic rebel group

The Hindu  

A Myanmar junta air strike killed at least 15 civilians and wounded 10 others at a market in a gold-mining area in northern Kachin state, a spokesman for an ethnic rebel group that controls the area said on Sunday. The latest attack happened around 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Colonel Naw Bu, a spokesperson from the Kachin Independence Army, said. The …

Myanmar junta air strike kills 15 civilians: ethnic rebel group
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar junta air strike kills 15 civilians: ethnic rebel group

Deccan Chronicle  

A Myanmar junta air strike killed at least 15 civilians and wounded 10 others at a market in a gold-mining area in northern Kachin state, a spokesman for an ethnic rebel group told AFP on Sunday. The attack occurred around 11:00 am on Saturday in a mining area in Tanaing Township, western Kachin state, according to Colonel Naw Bu, a …

An army airstrike on a village in western Myanmar has killed at least 40 people, reports say
Trending News
2 months, 3 weeks ago

An army airstrike on a village in western Myanmar has killed at least 40 people, reports say

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — An airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group killed about 40 people and injured at least 20 others, officials of the group and a local charity said Thursday. The attack occurred Wednesday in Kyauk Ni Maw village on Ramree island, an area controlled by the ethnic Arakan Army in …

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 …

Ramification | How the advance of Arakan Army is a turning point in Myanmar conflict
3 months, 1 week ago

Ramification | How the advance of Arakan Army is a turning point in Myanmar conflict

Firstpost  

Many analysts had speculated the Chin and Shan states would break free at the outset of the Myanmar conflict, but with the continual success of the Arakan Army in Rakhine and their offensive reaching right up till the Teknaf River that delineates Myanmar from Bangladesh, it has renewed the interest of observers in the AA Myanmar has been in a …

An ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have captured a major regional army headquarters
3 months, 1 week ago

An ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have captured a major regional army headquarters

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claimed Friday to have scored a major victory in the war against the ruling military, even as neighboring nations at a meeting in Thailand were discussing efforts to end the conflict peacefully. Rakhine has become a focal point for Myanmar’s nationwide civil war, in which pro-democracy guerrillas and ethnic minority …

China to deploy forces in Myanmar amid threat to its investments from rebels
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China to deploy forces in Myanmar amid threat to its investments from rebels

India Today  

China is planning to deploy private security forces to protect its investments and personnel in Myanmar, replicating the approach it has taken in Pakistan, amid growing unrest and anti-China sentiment among rebel groups in the country. According to intelligence reports, China and Myanmar's military are collaborating to establish a joint security firm aimed at safeguarding Chinese projects and workers. Last …

Ramification | China’s changing colours in Myanmar should ring bells in Delhi
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ramification | China’s changing colours in Myanmar should ring bells in Delhi

Firstpost  

China is not only fearing its investments in Myanmar, which are being jeopardised because of the Tatmadaw’s inability to protect Chinese assets, but also the growing proximity of ethnic armed organisations to the West-supported National Unity Government It is said that China’s frustration was with the Tatmadaw’s inability to control cybercrime, cyber slavery, trafficking, money laundering, and illicit gambling that …

Armed ethnic rebels in northeast Myanmar declare ceasefire and seek talks with military government
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Armed ethnic rebels in northeast Myanmar declare ceasefire and seek talks with military government

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A major ethnic rebel group in Myanmar has announced a unilateral ceasefire in its conflict with the ruling military and called for a dialogue under Chinese auspices to help restore peace in the country’s northeast. The announcement Tuesday by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, or MNDAA, came a week after its battlefield ally, the Ta’ang National Liberation …

Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime
4 months ago

Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime

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. Read our privacy policy A powerful rebel group has …

Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime
4 months ago

Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A powerful rebel group has seized a key trading town in northeastern Myanmar on the Chinese border, taking control of a lucrative rare earth mining hub in another setback for the military-led government, according to witnesses. The apparent loss of Kanpaiti to the Kachin Independence Army leaves Myanmar’s military in control of only one town with a border …

Myanmar military escalates attacks, rapes, beheadings
4 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar military escalates attacks, rapes, beheadings

Deccan Chronicle  

Myanmar’s desperate military junta is ramping up attacks on villages that have fallen to opposition groups, carrying out beheadings, gang rapes and torture, with women, children and the elderly among the victims, the U.N. independent human rights investigator for Myanmar said in a new report. He called on all countries to address Myanmar’s “devastating human rights and humanitarian crisis” by …

UN expert: Myanmar’s desperate military ramps up attacks including beheadings, rapes and torture
4 months, 1 week ago

UN expert: Myanmar’s desperate military ramps up attacks including beheadings, rapes and torture

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Myanmar’s desperate military junta is ramping up attacks on villages that have fallen to opposition groups, carrying out beheadings, gang rapes and torture, with women, children and the elderly among the victims, the U.N. independent human rights investigator for Myanmar said in a new report. He called on all countries to address Myanmar’s “devastating human rights and …

Myanmar junta chief discusses civil war with Li Qiang on first China visit since 2021 coup
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar junta chief discusses civil war with Li Qiang on first China visit since 2021 coup

Firstpost  

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in the southwestern city of Kunming Min Aung Hlaing and said that the military was ready for peace if armed groups would engage Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing meet in Kunming on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. On his first visit to China …

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns

New Indian Express  

UNITED NATIONS: Myanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine, the United Nations development agency warned in a new report. The UN Development Program said in the report issued Thursday that “a perfect storm is brewing” which has put western Rakhine “on …

Myanmar military chief makes first visit to China as civil war rages in country
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar military chief makes first visit to China as civil war rages in country

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. Read our privacy policy Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung …

Myanmar's Military Chief to Visit China in a Show of Strength and Concern
Trending News
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Myanmar's Military Chief to Visit China in a Show of Strength and Concern

Associated Press  

Myanmar's military leader will visit China this week for several regional meetings and state-level talks, amid concerns about instability in the region. The visit comes as Myanmar's army has suffered major battlefield defeats in recent months, and China is concerned about the impact on its strategic and economic interests in the country.

Head of Myanmar's military government to visit close ally China
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Head of Myanmar's military government to visit close ally China

The Independent  

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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. …

After Bangladesh, Civil War-Torn Myanmar on Edge, India Must Act with Strategic Prudence
7 months ago

After Bangladesh, Civil War-Torn Myanmar on Edge, India Must Act with Strategic Prudence

News 18  

Myanmar is India’s gateway to Southeast Asia. Myanmar is more or less split right in the middle between a military junta and several ethnic armed organisations resisting its rule. The Arakan Army is one of the most powerful armed organisations fighting the military junta in Myanmar. Given the dynamics playing out in Myanmar, armed groups fighting the military junta are …

Chinese army conducts armed patrols near Myanmar border to 'maintain security'
7 months ago

Chinese army conducts armed patrols near Myanmar border to 'maintain security'

India Today  

China's military said on Monday it had organised army units and joint air-ground police patrols near the Myanmar border to maintain security and stability as fighting between Myanmar's ruling junta and rebel forces escalates. The Southern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army organised army units to test troops' ability to "quickly move, block and control, and strike together, and …

China’s foreign minister meets with Myanmar’s military boss as civil war strains their relations
7 months, 2 weeks ago

China’s foreign minister meets with Myanmar’s military boss as civil war strains their relations

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — China’s top diplomat on Wednesday visited Myanmar and met with the leader of its military government as growing instability from the neighboring country’s civil war causes concern in Beijing. Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit came after Myanmar’s army has suffered unprecedented battlefield defeats from powerful ethnic militias, especially in the northeast along the border with China. The visit …

China's foreign minister meets with Myanmar's military boss as civil war strains their relations
7 months, 2 weeks ago

China's foreign minister meets with Myanmar's military boss as civil war strains their relations

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. Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit came after Myanmar's army …

Rebel militia claims strategically important Myanmar military command centre at Lashio in Shan State
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rebel militia claims strategically important Myanmar military command centre at Lashio in Shan State

ABC  

An armed ethnic group in Myanmar claims to have captured the first regional military command facility from the ruling junta since the conflict started more than three years ago. The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army said its fighters had "fully captured the headquarters of the northeast military command" in Lashio in northern Shan State on Saturday. Senior Myanmar advisor at …

Myanmar’s military regime extends state of emergency by 6 months as civil war rages
8 months ago

Myanmar’s military regime extends state of emergency by 6 months as civil war rages

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The military regime that seized power in Myanmar 3 1/2 years ago extended a state of emergency in the civil war-wracked country for another six months, saying Wednesday it needs time to prepare for long-promised elections. The United States criticized the state of emergency and called on the military regime to end the violence against Myanmar’s people and …

The different armed groups of Myanmar
8 months ago

The different armed groups of Myanmar

The Hindu  

The Myanmar military’s coup d’état in 2021 has brought about a seismic shift in the country’s politics. The Brotherhood Alliance — comprising the Arakan Army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army — has demonstrated prowess in holding onto territory after making rapid territorial gains. Recently, Myanmar’s former president Thein Sein and Gen Soe Win, …

Ethnic armed groups in Myanmar claim capture of regional military headquarters and gem mining center
8 months, 1 week ago

Ethnic armed groups in Myanmar claim capture of regional military headquarters and gem mining center

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Ethnic armed groups claimed on Thursday to have captured two strategically important towns in northeastern Myanmar: Lashio, which houses the major regional military headquarters, and Mogok, the center of the country’s lucrative gem-mining industry. The MNDAA had captured a regional military headquarters in Laukkaing, a key city on the Chinese border, during the earlier Three Brotherhood Alliance offensive, …

Ethnic armed groups in Myanmar claim capture of regional military headquarters
8 months, 1 week ago

Ethnic armed groups in Myanmar claim capture of regional military headquarters

LA Times  

Army officers stand guard as police officers patrol in Lashio, Myanmar, on May 29, 2013. Ethnic armed groups claimed on Thursday to have captured two strategically important towns in northeastern Myanmar: Lashio, which houses the major regional military headquarters, and Mogok, the center of the country’s lucrative gem-mining industry. The MNDAA had captured a regional military headquarters in Laukkaing, a …

New players emerge in fighting in Myanmar's northeast, as powerful ethnic militias intervene
8 months, 2 weeks ago

New players emerge in fighting in Myanmar's northeast, as powerful ethnic militias intervene

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. Read our privacy policy Recently renewed combat in northeastern …

New players emerge in fighting in Myanmar’s northeast, as powerful ethnic militias intervene
8 months, 2 weeks ago

New players emerge in fighting in Myanmar’s northeast, as powerful ethnic militias intervene

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Recently renewed combat in northeastern Myanmar between troops of the military government and ethnic minority militias has in the past few days become more complicated, as two minority groups not previously involved in the fighting stepped into the fray, claiming to act as a third force for stability. The intervention of the powerful fighting forces of the United …

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 …

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government

The Hindu  

One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government said it captured an airport serving the country’s top world-class beach resort, marking the first time resistance forces have seized such a facility. The Arakan Army is the military wing of the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group in Rakhine state, where they are the majority and seek autonomy from …

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government said it captured an airport serving the country’s top world-class beach resort, marking the first time resistance forces have seized such a facility. The Arakan Army is the military wing of the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group in Rakhine state, where they are the majority and seek …

Ethnic fighters battling way into key north Myanmar town
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ethnic fighters battling way into key north Myanmar town

Hindustan Times  

Myanmar ethnic minority fighters were battling their way into a town housing a regional military command, one of their leaders said Saturday. Ethnic fighters battling way into key north Myanmar town Soldiers were "surrounding" the northern Shan state town of Lashio, home to the junta's northeastern command, General Tar Bhone Kyaw of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army told AFP. The …

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 …

Fierce fighting breaks out as militias launch new attacks against regime in Myanmar’s civil war
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Fierce fighting breaks out as militias launch new attacks against regime in Myanmar’s civil war

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — New fighting has broken out in northeastern Myanmar, bringing an end to a Chinese-brokered cease-fire 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 …

Fierce fighting breaks out as militias launch new attacks against regime in Myanmar's civil war
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Fierce fighting breaks out as militias launch new attacks against regime in Myanmar's civil war

The Independent  

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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 …

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