The Latest Breaking News from the Three Brotherhood Alliance

Myanmar's military says it has recaptured a key central town from ethnic rebels

Myanmar’s military claims it has taken back control of a major district capital in northern Shan State more than a year after losing it to an armed ethnic minority rebel group

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025

Myanmar military claims recapture of strategic town from rebel force

Ta’ang National Liberation Army rebels did not acknowledge the loss of Nawnghkio, saying they moved to ‘safe locations’.

Al Jazeera · Jul 18, 2025

Myanmar's military government recaptures strategic town from rebels - report

State media in Myanmar say the Southeast Asian nation's military government has recaptured a strategic gateway town after nearly a year of effort, marking a rare turnaround in the country’s northeast, where an alliance of ethnic rebel militias seized a large swath of territory in an offensive that began in…

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025

What is Myanmar’s Three Brotherhood Alliance that’s resisting the military?

The alliance has seen recent gains over military troops, but its successes are limited.

Al Jazeera · Jan 16, 2024

The Myanmar military says it and ethnic guerrilla groups have agreed to an immediate cease-fire

Myanmar’s military said it has reached a cease-fire agreement with an alliance of three ethnic minority guerrilla groups that it has been battling in the north

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2024

Myanmar says an ethnic alliance has seized a key city bordering China

The military government acknowledged it withdrew forces from a city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by an alliance of ethnic armed groups it has been battling for months.

WEKU · Jan 6, 2024

Myanmar confirms that a key northeastern city near China has been seized by an armed ethnic alliance

Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it withdrew its forces from a key city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by an alliance of ethnic armed groups it has been battling for months

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024

Armed ethnic alliance in northern Myanmar is said to have seized a city that was a key goal

An alliance of ethnic armed groups in northeastern Myanmar has reportedly achieved one of the main goals it set when it launched an offensive last October by taking control of Laukkaing, a key city on the border with China

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024

Myanmar's military should be investigated for war crimes, Amnesty International says

The human rights group Amnesty International has accused the Myanmar military of indiscriminate killings and using banned cluster munitions in response to the offensive launched by a coalition of ethnic militias in the northeast and and the west of the country

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023

Tentative truce shows China’s influence – and its limits – in Myanmar

Close to the generals and ethnic armed groups behind a major offensive, Beijing brought both to the table – briefly.

Al Jazeera · Dec 20, 2023