Israel forces fight Hamas in southern Gaza, civilians seek shelter

December 7, 2023

Residents say Israeli bombing intensifies overnight across the Gaza Strip, killing or wounding a number of people, while tanks battled Palestinian militants north and east of Khan Younis. Khan Younis residents continue to flee their houses either to the west or to Rafah further south. Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hamas in southern Gaza […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta chief calls for political solution with ethnic groups

December 7, 2023

Myanmar’s junta chief has called on ethnic armed groups battling the military across the country to find a political solution, state media reported on December 5, AFP reports. The junta is reeling from coordinated offensives near the borders with China, India and Thailand, in what analysts say is the biggest threat to its rule since […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta continues to lose troops, bases in 5 days of resistance attacks

December 7, 2023

The Myanmar junta lost more bases and dozens more troops over the past five days as People’s Defense Force groups (PDFs) and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) stepped up attacks on regime targets across the country, The Irrawaddy reports. Incidents were reported in Rakhine, Kachin, Shan and Karenni (Kayah) states and Magwe and Sagaing regions. The […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s Yangon hit by fuel shortage

December 7, 2023

Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon is facing a fuel shortage, residents and junta-controlled media said Wednesday, with hundreds of vehicles queueing up at dawn in the hope of securing petrol, AFP reports. The state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper said the shortage had begun on Tuesday and was “due to delays in oil delivery from […]Continue Reading

Arakan Army declares seizure of major Myanmar junta base

December 7, 2023

The Arakan Army (AA) claims to have seized a large Myanmar junta base at Traunaing in Paletwa Township, Chin State, after 21 days of attacks, The Irrawaddy reports. The AA is also attempting to seize the major Hnonebuu base in the township since November 14. The armed group, which is based in neighboring Rakhine State, […]Continue Reading

UN warns 2 boats adrift with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue

December 5, 2023

The UN refugee agency on Monday sounded the alarm for about 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats reported to be out of supplies and adrift in the Andaman Sea, reports The Associated Press. The UNHCR is worried that all aboard could die without efforts to rescue them, said Babar Baloch, the agency’s […]Continue Reading

Full civilian rule restored in first large town seized by Myanmar Resistance: NUG

December 5, 2023

The first district-level town captured by Myanmar resistance forces began operating under a full-strength civilian administration on Sunday, according to the parallel National Unity Government (NUG), reports The Irrawaddy. Kawlin in Sagaing Region is under full civilian control, less than a month after the People’s Defense Force (PDF) and armed ethnic allies seized the Continue Reading

About 70 Myanmar junta troops killed in three days of resistance attacks

November 24, 2023

Around 70 Myanmar junta troops were killed in the last three days as People’s Defense Force groups (PDFs) and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) continued to attack regime targets across the country, reports The Irrawaddy. The Myanmar junta has been accused of using banned chemical weapons in its operations to retake bases from EAOs in northern […]Continue Reading

Hamas releases 24 hostages on first day of Gaza truce

November 24, 2023

Hamas fighters released 24 hostages on Friday during the first day of the war’s first truce, including Israeli women and children and Thai farm workers, after guns fell silent across the Gaza Strip for the first time in seven weeks, Reuters reports. The hostages were transferred out of Gaza and handed over to Egyptian authorities […]Continue Reading

Myanmar convoy burns on China’s border as its envoy meets for talks

November 24, 2023

A convoy of trucks bringing goods into Myanmar from China has gone up in flames in what state media reported on Friday was an insurgent attack, compounding surging insecurity that has raised concern in neighbouring China, Reuters reports. The fire in the town of Muse came as China’s ambassador to Myanmar met top officials in […]Continue Reading