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In 2021, new village-based, loosely organised militia groups collectively known as the Pyusawhti emerged. These militias, officially called People's militias , [ 7 ] were formed by supporters of the military of Myanmar and those suspected to be its supporters, who feared attacks by the resistance forces, most of which later turned into the ...
Following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, U Wasawa established a Pyusawhti militia to launch offensives against the region's People's Defense Force. Several villages in Kantbalu have been turned into Pyusawhti bases, with U Warthawa reportedly forcing locals to join the militias.
[1] [2] [3] He is a member of the now defunct Ma Ba Tha (Patriotic Association of Myanmar), a nationalist group advocating for the protection of Buddhism in Myanmar. [4] Pauk Ko Taw has had a significant influence on top military generals in the Mandalay Region and has led the military-backed Pyusawhti militias in both the Magway and Mandalay ...
Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar: Active regions: Pa-O Self-Administered Zone (controlled territory) Ideology: Pa-O nationalism Buddhist nationalism [2] Ultranationalism [2] Size: 4,000 (2023) 41,000 (2024) [3] Allies: Tatmadaw [4] Pyusawhti militias [5] (2021-present) Opponents: State opponents. Union of Myanmar (until 1991) Socialist Republic of ...
Cadets of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) preparing for military drills at the group's headquarters in Laiza, Kachin State.. The following is a list of non-state armed groups involved in the internal conflict in Myanmar, officially called ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) by the government of Myanmar.
Saw Chit Thu's militia emerged out a faction of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of the KNU, around 2010, and sided with Myanmar's military to take on junta opponents in ...
The MRDA claimed that around 40 junta troops and Pyusawhti militia members had been killed. [8] [9] In late April 2022, the MRDA attacked a number of outposts in Pale held by the Tatmadaw and Pyusawhti, a pro-junta militia. The MRDA also ambushed junta forces which it claimed were raiding villages and burning civilian homes.
The Kachin Independence Army's (KIA) offensive in Kachin State, known unofficially as Operation 0307 (after the date it began), is an ongoing military operation against the Tatmadaw military junta of Myanmar which began on 7 March 2024.