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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 ...
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 ...
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.
As targeted personnel attacks increased, around 50 Myanmar junta personnel and Pyusawhti militia members were reportedly killed during raids and ambushes by PDF across three townships in Sagaing Region on 9 February 2022. [12] The PDF ambushed flotillas transporting supplies and soldiers, setting at least one flotilla on fire. [13]
About two weeks into a major offensive against Myanmar's military-run government by an alliance of three well-armed militias of ethnic minorities, an army captain, fighting in a jungle area near ...
[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 ...
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 ...
Myanmar's military-controlled government is accusing pro-democracy fighters of killing 15 civilians in a nighttime mortar attack in a restive central area of the country, charges denied by the ...