Arakan Army seizes Tumbru Right Camp in Myanmar clash

February 5, 2024

STAFF REPORTER In a dramatic escalation at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, the Arakan Army has overtaken the Tumbru Right Camp, previously under the control of the Myanmar Border Police (BGP). This significant shift in power has led to 71 BGP members fleeing to Bangladesh, while many of the others have either escaped into nearby jungles or […]Continue Reading

Another Myanmar battalion routed in Rakhine as AA eyes state capital

February 4, 2024

The ethnic Arkan Army (AA) seized another Myanmar military battalion base amid an escalating offensive in Rakhine State on Tuesday, The Irrawaddy reports. The AA said it defeated Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 540 after several days of fighting in historic Mrauk-U Township, where it has also besieged bases belonging to LIBs 377 and 778. The […]Continue Reading

Sniper shoots dead Myanmar brigadier-general in helicopter

January 29, 2024

Four members of the Myanmar security services including a brigadier-general were shot dead by sniper fire on Monday as their helicopter prepared to land, a military source told AFP, AFP reports. Brigadier-general Aye Min Naung, his personal security officer and two pilots were shot by a “sniper” as their helicopter prepared to land at eastern […]Continue Reading

More than 80pc of the population of Myanmar’s Karenni State has been displaced by war

January 17, 2024

More than four-fifths of the people who live in Myanmar’s smallest state have fled their homes since the coup, according to the interim government of the resistance stronghold, The Irrawaddy reports. About 350,000 of the 420,000 people who live in Karenni State and an adjacent township in southern Shan State, Pekon, are now internally displaced […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s latest batch of military graduates faces brutal reality on front lines

January 17, 2024

Struggling with a recruitment crisis, desertions and heavy casualties amid daily clashes with resistance forces, Myanmar’s junta has just assigned over 500 fresh graduates from its military academies to battalions, The Irrawaddy reports. Cadets from the 65th intake of Defense Services Academy and 25th intake of Defense Services Technological Academy graduated in December Continue Reading

Myanmar rebel group claims control of town bordering India, Bangladesh

January 15, 2024

An ethnic armed group in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine said it has taken control of a town bordering India and Bangladesh, marking the latest loss for the military government as it battles rebellion in several parts of the country, Reuters reports. Myanmar is in the throes of an insurgency on multiple fronts, where […]Continue Reading

Myanmar Junta Breaks Chinese-Brokered Ceasefire: TNLA

January 14, 2024

Myanmar’s junta has already broken Thursday’s ceasefire in northern Shan State with continuing airstrikes, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) said, The Irrawaddy reports. Representatives of the Brotherhood Alliance and the regime met in the Chinese city of Kunming on Wednesday and Thursday. They agreed an immediate ceasefire and to resolve issues through dialogue. Continue Reading

Myanmar junta boss in talks with Thai military chief

January 14, 2024

Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing and Thailand’s armed forces chief General Songwit Noonpackdee on Friday reportedly discussed online gambling and telecom fraud, especially in Myawaddy on the Thai border, The Irrawaddy reports. A junta website said the online meeting was also attended by Thailand’s Air Chief Marshal Chakorn Tawanjang and Lieutenant General Ye Win […]Continue Reading

Brotherhood Alliance, Myanmar junta agree to ceasefire in Northern Shan

January 12, 2024

The anti-regime ethnic armed alliance that has been waging a war against the Myanmar junta in northern Shan State reached a three-point ceasefire deal with the regime during China-sponsored peace talks on Thursday, sources with knowledge of the meeting told The Irrawaddy, The Irrawaddy reports. Representatives of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), the Arakan […]Continue Reading

Scores of Myanmar junta troops killed in five days of resistance attacks

January 12, 2024

Almost 60 Myanmar junta troops were killed in the last five days as People’s Defense Forces (PDFs) and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) continued to attack regime targets across the country, The Irrawaddy reports. The military regime has accelerated its bombardment of civilian targets across northern Shan as it loses ground to the rebel armies and […]Continue Reading