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Once on the back foot, Myanmar's military now looks set to resume offensive in bloody civil war

A little more than a year ago, the government’s military was on the back foot in Myanmar’s bloody civil war, pushed out of great swaths of the country’s north by an alliance of seasoned militias, and forced into defensive action around the rest of the country by other established groups…

The Independent UK

Myanmar military using paramotors and gyrocopters for aerial attacks on civilians, opposition forces

Myanmar's military is increasingly using paramotors and gyrocopters to attack civilians and anti-government forces, according to a new report

The Independent UK

Myanmar military takes delivery of helicopters and aircraft from Russia and China

Myanmar says it has commissioned new Russian helicopters and Chinese airplanes into its air force as the two nations continue to supply the country’s military-run government with equipment despite international pressure to end its bloody civil war

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In AP interview, East Timor's Ramos-Horta says personal diplomacy could bring Myanmar ceasefire

East Timor’s President José Ramos-Horta has expressed willingness to mediate in Myanmar’s civil war after his country joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

The Independent UK

Myanmar junta fires on earthquake aid convoy as military leader rejects ceasefire proposal

Junta leader says military responded to attacks by rebel groups, in first admission of continued attacks

The Independent UK

Myanmar's Military Faces Challenges Amidst Ongoing Offensive

Militias in Myanmar launch successful offensive, weakening military regime and causing civilian displacement. Neighboring China's involvement complicates s...

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Myanmar's civil war reshaped in past year with coordinated offensive by powerful resistance groups

Three well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a strategic stalemate with the regime’s military with rapid gains of huge swaths of territory that inspired others to attack around the country

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A year of attacks by Myanmar's resistance has pushed the military regime close to the brink

The Independent UK

Myanmar’s junta declares it will enforce military service laws for young people

State media report all men aged 18-35 and women 18-27 must serve for up to two years and up to five years in a state of emergency

The Guardian - AU

Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes

A major offensive against Myanmar’s military-run government by an alliance of three militias of ethnic minorities has been moving at lightning speed, inspiring resistance forces around the country to attack

The Independent UK

‘A real blow for the junta’: Myanmar’s ethnic groups launch unprecedented armed resistance

Fighting in Myanmar between the military junta and an alliance of ethnic armed groups has intensified since late October after an unprecedented offensive in the country’s north exposed the junta’s struggles on the ground. The UN called for all sides to respect international law in a statement on Friday, saying…

France 24

Why are people fleeing Myanmar for Mizoram? | Explained

What’s happening in the border States of India’s northeast because of the Myanmar civil war? How have ethnic organisations responded to the Myanmar junta’s crackdown?

The Hindu

Why did they all leave their homes?

The campaigns by Myanmar's military government to raid and attack settlements, followed by the burning of houses of civilians and various forms of human rights violations throughout the rural areas in Myanmar, have made the news many times in the past two years. As of information on June 14, according…

Bangkok Post

Asean and Myanmar: The next moves

Last week, the new Asean chair, Indonesia, convened the first two important meetings -- the Asean Coordinating Council and Asean Foreign Ministers' Retreat -- to discuss and follow up on ongoing and emerging issues that have to do with the relevancy of Asean and its centrality.

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ANZ faces further pressure over Myanmar ties

Trans-Tasman bank's connection to a Myanmar corporation supporting the military junta draws criticism.

The Conversation

Myanmar: death penalty the latest tactic for military junta's murderous regime

Since the 2021 coup, Myanmar’s death penalty moratorium has been a myth. The junta has routinely targeted civilians for extra-judicial killing, including using army snipers to callously pick off peaceful protesters. There have been killings of prisoners too, with many of the dead reportedly exhibiting signs of torture on their…

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Australian embassy spends $750,000 at luxury hotel linked to Myanmar's military junta

Official documents reveal an Australian embassy spent $750,000 at a luxury hotel built on land owned and leased by Myanmar's military junta, with activists saying taxpayer dollars should not have been used.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar, Thai militaries in cahoots

The recent incursion by a Myanmar MiG-29 fighter jet into Thai airspace is par for the course in the intimate ties between the militaries of both countries. Myanmar's military, also known as the Tatmadaw, in fact wants to be more like its Thai counterpart. The Royal Thai Armed Forces, on…

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Myanmar defectors describe military culture of abuse, fear

Defectors say at least 2,500 soldiers have deserted Myanmar’s military since last year’s coup.

Reuters

Exclusive-Myanmar army defector recounts heavy losses inflicted by Chin rebels

A Myanmar army officer who defected and fled the country has detailed battlefield losses to rebels in the southern part of Chin state, with at least 50 soldiers killed and 200 badly wounded in 2021 by opposition fighters with homemade weapons.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar reaches a political impasse

Myanmar is engulfed in a civil war that is growing daily leaving diminishing options available to try to resolve it in what is a growing political impasse. For the past year, since the Myanmar military, or Tatmadaw, seized power, the country has been overwhelmed by violence and mayhem that is…

The Conversation

Myanmar: while the world sits on its hands, people fight military junta with violence and silence

A year after a military coup, Myanmar remains mired in conflict. The country’s military, the Tatmadaw, has failed to convince most of Myanmar’s 55 million people of the legitimacy of its rule. Anti-coup resistance continues to be widespread nationwide.

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