Arakan Army steps up war against junta in Myanmar’s Rakhine state with attack on naval base

January 10, 2024

Myanmar’s junta faced a second day of attacks on its main naval base in the south of Rakhine State on Tuesday after the Arakan Army – which announced Monday it was escalating attacks on junta troops in coordination with allies in the western state – seized junta outposts in two northern townships of the western […]Continue Reading

As Israel proclaims ‘targeted’ phase of war, Gazans find little change

January 9, 2024

Israeli soldiers and vehicles move inside Gaza near the border with Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from Israel, January 6, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Palestinians see little respite from Israeli bombardment that has shattered Gaza despite Israel’s announcement of a new […]Continue Reading

‘Myanmar military in chaos,’ swift capture of strategic outpost shows

January 5, 2024

The junta military’s failure to prevent resistance forces from swiftly seizing a strategic outpost this week in northern Shan State – one that links the area with Mandalay Region – shows that it is in chaos and has become weak, resistance forces and a former Tatmadaw captain say, The Irrawaddy reports. The commander of the […]Continue Reading

Myanmar military ‘provided protection for US$ 14 billion a year scam hub’ on China border

January 5, 2024

The online scam syndicates operating near the Chinese border in Shan State’s Kokang region were raking in more than 100 billion yuan (US$ 14 billion) annually and were run by four families affiliated with Myanmar’s military, the commander of an ethnic army fighting to take control of the region said. Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army […]Continue Reading

Five Sagaing civilians killed in Myanmar junta airstrike

January 5, 2024

At least five people, including a child, were killed and around 10 injured as Myanmar junta fighter jets bombarded Taze Township in Sagaing Region on Thursday, The Irrawaddy reports. The jet twice bombed Sein Nan village, killing a six-year-old boy, Htet Myat Aung, and four women. Five houses, a garage in the compound of a […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta to release 9,652 prisoners in annual amnesty

January 4, 2024

Myanmar’s junta announced an amnesty for more than 9,000 prisoners on Thursday, part of an annual release to mark the country’s Independence Day, reports AFP. The traditional event comes as the army, which took power in a military coup in 2021, faces growing resistance from allied groups in the country’s north. A coalition of ethnic […]Continue Reading

Artillery shells from restive Myanmar region hit southwest China town

January 4, 2024

Five people in a Chinese town near Myanmar were wounded on Wednesday by stray artillery shells from across the border, according to China’s state-controlled Global Times, as fighting between Myanmar’s junta and rebels persisted despite talks, reports Reuters. Global Times circulated a video on social media showing one person lying on a pedestrian pavement in […]Continue Reading

US stands in solidarity with people of Myanmar in their resolve to bring democracy to the country: Blinken

January 4, 2024

The United States has said the military regime in Myanmar must end its violence, release all those unjustly and arbitrarily detained, allow unhindered humanitarian access, and recognize the people’s desire to return to the path of progress and inclusive democracy, reports AP. “We stand in solidarity with the people of Burma (Myanmar) in their resolve […]Continue Reading

KIA says it shot down myanmar military helicopter, killing six

January 4, 2024

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), an ethnic armed organization that is fighting the military regime, claimed to have shot down a military chopper, killing six military personnel, in Kachin State, northern Myanmar on Wednesday morning, reports The Irrawaddy. Colonel Naw Bu, spokesperson for the ethnic revolutionary group, told The Irrawaddy on Thursday the KIA’s frontline Continue Reading

Sagaing civilians seized during Myanmar junta raid

January 4, 2024

Around 30 civilians, including children, have been arrested during a raid by Myanmar’s junta in Khin-U Township, Sagaing Region, displacing around 8,000 civilians on Wednesday, according to residents, The Irrawaddy reports. About 100 soldiers from Ye-U Township raided villages in neighboring Khin-U Township. Inn Taing and Myin Daung villagers were trapped during the raid Continue Reading