Arakan Army says it rescued 100 civilian hostages from Myanmar junta forces in Rakhine

November 22, 2023

Ethnic Rakhine armed group the Arakan Army (AA) said it has rescued some 100 civilians held hostage by Myanmar military regime forces in Pauktaw town in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State, reports The Irrawaddy. Regime warships and aircraft bombarded Pauktaw town on Nov. 16 after the AA seized the main police station there. Many civilians fled […]Continue Reading

Myanmar regime prepping 14,000 troops to defend Naypyitaw: Sources

November 22, 2023

Myanmar’s junta is preparing to move around 14,000 troops to Naypyitaw to defend its nerve center against a resistance offensive that is gaining ground across the country, according to sources in the administrative capital, reports The Irrawaddy. Residents, regime staff and military whistleblowers told The Irrawaddy that the junta is secretly recalling thousands of troops Continue Reading

More than 250 Thais to be evacuated from Myanmar fighting

November 20, 2023

More than 250 Thais trapped in northern Myanmar by an upsurge in fighting between the junta and an alliance of ethnic minority groups are to be repatriated through China, Thailand’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday, AFP reports. Fighting has surged across a swathe of Myanmar since late October, when the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), […]Continue Reading

Myanmar regime-backed rallies denounce China, accusing it of backing anti-junta alliance

November 20, 2023

Myanmar regime-backed nationalists staged their first protest against the Chinese government outside Yangon City Hall and the Chinese Embassy in Yangon on Sunday accusing China of backing an ethnic alliance that has been delivering heavy defeats against regime troops in northern Shan State, The Irrawaddy reports. Members of the Patriotic Monks Union (Yangon) and Myanmar Continue Reading

Myanmar junta loses bases, scores of troops in four days of resistance attacks

November 20, 2023

The Myanmar junta lost over 50 troops and more bases over the last four days as People’s Defense Forces (PDFs) and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) continued to attack regime targets across the country, The Irrawaddy reports. In one case, the junta has been accused of using globally banned chemical bombs to retake a base from […]Continue Reading

More than 500 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia

November 19, 2023

More than 500 Rohingya refugees originally from Myanmar landed on the shores of Indonesia’s Aceh province on Sunday, the fourth wave of arrivals this week, a local UNHCR official said, Reuters reports. The refugees, who arrived at various parts of the province including Bireuen, Pidie and East Aceh, have overwhelmed local facilities, Munawaratul Makhya, a […]Continue Reading

UN urges humane treatment of captured Myanmar troops

November 19, 2023

The United Nations said Friday that Myanmar soldiers captured amid an offensive launched by anti-military armed groups against the junta must be treated humanely, AFP reports. The UN rights office said it was closely monitoring developments in Myanmar, where fighting has escalated since several ethnic minority armed groups launched attacks on the military in the […]Continue Reading

Junta continues to lose bases as Resistance Operations expand across Myanmar

November 17, 2023

More junta bases were seized and clashes continued to intensify over the last three days as People’s Defense Force groups (PDFs) and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) stepped up attacks on regime targets and junta bases across the country, The Irrawaddy reports. The Irrawaddy has collected the following reports of significant attacks from PDFs and EAOs. […]Continue Reading

Eight children among 11 civilians killed in Myanmar junta air strike in Chin

November 17, 2023

Nearly a dozen civilians, including eight children, were killed in a Myanmar military aerial assault on Wai Luu Village in Matupi Township, Chin State on Wednesday that destroyed religious buildings, schools and civilian houses, the township administration reported, The Irrawaddy reports. Two Myanmar military fighter jets bombed the village at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday, Continue Reading

Myanmar junta killed at least 150 civilians since Operation 1027 Launch

November 17, 2023

More than 150 civilians have been killed in Myanmar in junta shelling, airstrikes and massacres since Operation 1027 was launched on October 27 in northern Shan State, according to rights groups, reports The Irrawaddy. Reports by the media, human rights groups and the civilian National Unity Government (NUG) have recorded deaths in northern Shan, Kayah, […]Continue Reading