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Myanmar military forces executed at least 37 villagers in the Mon Taing Pin massacre in May 2022 after shelling the village of Mondaingbin, Sagaing Region with heavy artillery. [164] The SAC forces entered the local Buddhist monastery, conscripted young male villagers briefly before executing them and other captives by a stupa. [165]
The Mizo people of Mizoram, India, the Chin people of Myanmar, and the Kuki people are all Zo people who share a common culture and history. In 1960, the Chin Liberation Army was founded by Tun Kho Pum Baite to unify the Chin-inhabited areas, while the Mizo National Front (MNF) fought for Mizo independence.
Before the storm made landfall 4,000 out of 300,000 Sittwe residents were evacuated to other cities. The military declare the whole of Rakhine a disaster area. [10] [11] 25 May - Bhamo Sayadaw, one of the most revered monks in Myanmar, passed away at the age of 94. His funeral was held on 6 June in Mandalay. Thousands of followers lined the ...
A monk witnessing the event testifies that the act was committed by junta soldiers, [27] prompting a boycott by monks in 21 townships of donations from military personnel and families. [28] [29] 25 June – The second phase of Operation 1027 commences with the resumption of military operations by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army in northern ...
A coup d'état in Myanmar began on the morning of 1 February 2021, when democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's military, which then vested power in a military junta.
At the beginning of World War I, the only indigenous military regiment in the British Indian Army, the 70th Burma Rifles, consisted of three battalions, made up of Karens, Kachins and Chins. During the war, the British needed manpower, and relaxed the recruitment restrictions, raising a Burman battalion in the 70th Burma Rifles, a Burman ...
The junta requested Thailand for a military flight from Mae Sot to evacuate said officials and others awaiting refuge on the border. [41] The conflict has also contributed to a rise in malaria along the Myanmar–Thailand border. [42] On 30 November 2024, the Myanmar Navy opened fire on Thai fishing boats after allegedly intruding on Myanmar ...
Myanmar's military launched an internal probe into the actions of its soldiers during the August clashes. [146] In November, the military released a report denying all accusations against its security forces. Major General Maung Maung Soe was meanwhile transferred from his post as head of Western Command in Rakhine State in the same month. [147]