Nine Myanmar junta strongholds seized in two days: KIA

March 23, 2024

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and its allies say they have seized nine Myanmar junta strongholds in Waingmaw and Momauk townships, Kachin State, in two days, The Irrawaddy reports. The KIA, Arakan Army, Kachin People’s Defense Force (PDF) and other groups reportedly seized a major camp on Thursday near Nahpaw and Pajau Bum villages in […]Continue Reading

UN Security Council fails to pass US resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

March 22, 2024

The United Nations Security Council on Friday failed to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as part of a hostage deal after Russia and China vetoed the measure proposed by the United States, Reuters reports. The resolution, which Guyana also abstained from voting for, called for an immediate and sustained ceasefire […]Continue Reading

More than 30 civilians killed by Myanmar junta in Sagaing: Volunteers

March 22, 2024

More than 30 civilians have been killed in fighting between Myanmar’s junta and resistance groups since February 20 in Kale Township, Sagaing Region, according to volunteers, The Irrawaddy reports. Junta shelling caused most of the fatalities with others killed in drone strikes and shooting, a volunteer said. “The regime deliberately shelled civilian targets and Continue Reading

Myanmar Army veterans to be conscripted back into service

March 19, 2024

Rules which oblige ex-servicemen who have left the armed forces within the last five years to return to the army if they are summoned, were implemented on 10 March 2024, Mizzima reports. The Reserve Force Rules were brought in by the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), but never implemented. The junta announced that they […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s junta loses another town to Arkan Army in Rakhine State

March 18, 2024

The Arkan Army (AA) captured Rathedaung town in Rakhine state after driving the last troops from three junta battalions out of the town on the weekend, the ethnic army said, The Irrawaddy reports. It seized three separate infantry headquarters – from light infantry battalions 536, 537 and 538 – outside the town on Sunday evening […]Continue Reading

Nine Mandalay Civilians Killed in Myanmar Junta Raids

March 17, 2024

Myanmar’s junta has killed nine civilians during four days of raids in Myingyan Township, Mandalay Region, The Irrawaddy reports. Those killed included two people in their 70s and a blind man, according to the Myingyan People’s Strike Committee. From March 11 to March 14, junta troops raided at least six villages and burned houses, the […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s UN ambassador calls for security council action to halt conscription

March 15, 2024

Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations U Kyaw Moe Tun has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take concrete action to stop the forced recruitment of Myanmar youths as junta soldiers under the conscription law, The Irrawaddy reports. During a UNSC event titled Open Debate Promoting Conflict Prevention – Empowering All Actors Including […]Continue Reading

Fleeing Myanmar junta troops blew up bridges in Rakhine, officer confesses

March 14, 2024

The junta’s Light Infantry Battalion 36 blew up two bridges in Rakhine State last month as it was ordered to abandon a town in Taungup Township, an officer from the battalion said in a confession videotaped by the AA, The Irrawaddy reports. Myo Khant, a warrant officer from the battalion, told his captors that his […]Continue Reading

China tightens access for Myanmar migrant workers entering from Shan State

March 12, 2024

China has tightened access for Myanmar citizens entering the country on temporary border passes (TBPs) from Muse in northern Shan State, residents of the border town say, The Irrawaddy reports. Migrants seeking work at factories and plantations in and around Ruili, in Yunan province, have had to get health checks and drug tests at the […]Continue Reading

Rohingya men in Myanmar are being forcibly recruited by the junta’s military

February 24, 2024

Myanmar’s military is forcibly recruiting Rohingya men from villages and camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Rakhine State and it is feared they will be used as human shields, activists and residents of the state warn, The Irrawaddy reports. The warning was prompted by the initial drive to force Rohingya men in the war-torn […]Continue Reading