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Myanmar's military, better known as the Tatmadaw, severely weakened ethnic insurgent groups, destroying most of their bases and strongholds through the 1990s. [65] By the time of the 2011–2015 Myanmar political reforms, the Tatmadaw had regained control of many long-time rebel strongholds including Kokang and Karen State. [66] [67]
According to the rebels, the town was surrounded and being patrolled by the joint rebel coalition by that afternoon. [ 7 ] Heavy artillery shelling and air strikes from the junta targeted the military garrison base in Ward 2 while the rebel forces engaged in a battle near the General Administration Department office in Ward 7, 0.7 miles (1.1 km ...
For weeks, the Myanmar military and Karenni opposition forces allied with the parallel National Unity Government (NUG) had been fighting for control of Loikaw, a city of roughly 50,000 in central ...
The State Administration Council (SAC), the military junta which seized power in Myanmar in 2021, faced escalating attacks by ethnic Karens, supported by other anti-coup factions. The Karen National Union (KNU), in particular, had been engaged in a struggle for self-rule since Myanmar's independence in 1948. [citation needed] [6]
Myanmar rebels fighting the junta say they have seized the last remaining military base in a key border town, dealing the latest significant blow to the country’s military rulers as they ...
If confirmed, the capture of Lashio would be the biggest victory for Myanmar’s anti-junta resistance since the 2021 coup and mark a turning point in the civil war. Myanmar rebels are claiming ...
The Battle of Thantlang is a series of battles fought over the control of Thantlang town in Chin State, Myanmar between junta forces and local Chin rebels in 2021. The battle has left the town largely destroyed. [4] In 2023, there continue to be clashes in Thantlang as the junta attempts to regain control of the township. [5]
The fall of Laukkai is the rebels' latest victory in a sweeping offensive that began in October and has become the most significant threat to Myanmar's military government since it seized power in ...