The Irrawaddy - English Edition

12/12/2023

Arakan Army reports further gains as anti-regime offensive expands across northern Rakhine and neighboring Chin State.
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Arakan Army captures a second Myanmar junta base in Chin State, with fighting also raging across border in northern Rakhine.

12/12/2023

In Part 1 of an interview, Daw Zin Mar Aung discusses the civilian government’s moves to isolate the junta and cut off its funds, and the NUG’s ties with ethnic armies.
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In Part 1 of an interview, Daw Zin Mar Aung discusses the civilian government’s moves to isolate the junta and cut off its funds, and the NUG’s ties with ethnic armies.

12/12/2023

The UNODC attributed the trend to the Taliban’s crackdown on production in Afghanistan, coupled with the gutting of Myanmar farmers’ normal revenue by war.
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The UNODC attributed the trend to the Taliban’s crackdown on production in Afghanistan, coupled with the gutting of Myanmar farmers’ normal revenue by war.

12/12/2023

As the fighting intensifies in Myanmar, Thailand faces the prospect of hundreds of thousands of refugees seeking shelter across the border.
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As the fighting intensifies in Myanmar, Thailand faces the prospect of hundreds of thousands of refugees seeking shelter across the border.

12/12/2023

Regime propaganda goes into overdrive after pistol-toting Min Aung Hlaing visits region’s safest town to meet injured soldiers and give cash, food and other necessities to IDPs.
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Regime propaganda goes into overdrive after pistol-toting Min Aung Hlaing visits region’s safest town to meet injured soldiers and give cash, food and other aid to internally displaced people.

12/12/2023

The Kuki National Organization says its forces overran a large Tamu Township in Sagaing Region on Sunday.
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The Kuki National Organization says its forces overran a large Tamu Township in Sagaing Region on Sunday.

12/12/2023

Beijing said it would "continue to provide support and facilitation" for the warring parties to hold peace talks.
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Beijing said it would "continue to provide support and facilitation" for the warring parties to hold peace talks.

12/12/2023

Military personnel are reportedly selling black-market fuel in Naypyitaw as gas and diesel shortages worsen.
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Military personnel are reportedly selling black-market fuel in Naypyitaw as gas and diesel shortages worsen.

12/12/2023

The Karenni Nationalities Defense Force says Karenni State’s police headquarters has fallen and resistance groups are fighting to seize 10 remaining junta strongholds.
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The Karenni Nationalities Defense Force says Karenni State’s police headquarters has fallen and resistance groups are fighting to seize 10 remaining junta strongholds.

12/12/2023

Ten top Kokang officials and business leaders named as ringleaders of online scams by Chinese police as the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army prepares to retake Laukkai.
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Ten top Kokang officials and business leaders named as ringleaders of online scams by Chinese police as the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army prepares to retake Laukkai.

12/12/2023

How will Marcoluigi Corsi justify to Myanmar’s heroic striking health care workers his nod for UN agencies and INGOs to participate in this junta propaganda stunt?
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How will Marcoluigi Corsi justify to Myanmar’s heroic striking health care workers his nod for UN agencies and INGOs to participate in this junta propaganda stunt?

12/12/2023

The Irrawaddy’s latest roundup includes incidents in Shan, Karenni and Rakhine states and Sagaing and Tanintharyi regions.
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The Irrawaddy’s latest roundup includes incidents in Shan, Karenni and Rakhine states and Sagaing and Tanintharyi regions.

11/12/2023

Video: E. Timor president urges Myanmar soldiers to stand by people

December 11, 2023

With hundreds of Myanmar junta soldiers having surrendered over the past month to resistance forces, the civilian National Unity Government on Saturday released a video of East Timor President José Ramos-Horta urging Myanmar military soldiers to surrender and stand by the people. East Timor has shown staunch support for the Myanmar people’s fight for democracy. In August, the regime responded by expelling the chargé d'affaires at the Timorese Embassy in Yangon. (Video: NUG)

11/12/2023

Junta foreign minister holds talks with CPC’s Yunnan No. 2

December 11, 2023

Junta Foreign Minister Than Swe on Sunday met with Shi Yugang, the Communist Party of China’s Yunnan Province deputy secretary, in the provincial capital Kunming. They discussed promotion of border trade, investment and cooperation in areas of mutual interest. Myanmar’s border trade with China has been halted since the regime lost control of many border crossings in northern Shan State in Operation 1027, an anti-regime offensive launched in late October.

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11/12/2023

Junta boss visits war-torn northern Shan

December 11, 2023

Junta boss Min Aung Hlaing visited Lashio, the capital of northern Shan State, on Sunday, for the first time since the launch of a large-scale offensive against the regime in the area in late October that has seen the regime lose control of seven towns including some on the border with China, and over 250 outposts.

Accompanied by the navy and air force chiefs, Min Aung Hlaing “comforted” displaced people and wounded junta personnel, junta media said. His visit came after junta Foreign Minister Than Swe asked his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi last Wednesday to put pressure on the Brotherhood Alliance, which is fighting the regime in Shan State and elsewhere.

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11/12/2023

Junta shelling kills two children in Minbya

December 11, 2023

Two children were killed and some residents were injured by junta artillery shells in Rakhine State’s Minbya Township on Dec. 10. At around 4 p.m., junta military bases in the township fired at least five shells into Okkar Pyan ward, most of whose residents are ethnic Maramargyi people. A shell exploded near some children who were playing in the street and an 11-year-old girl died on the spot while another child was declared dead when he reached the hospital. Some other residents including children were also severely injured. The junta’s military bases have been indiscriminately firing shells in the township since Nov. 18, prompting some residents to flee the town and take refuge in nearby villages.

11/12/2023

Resistance forces seize Karenni State police HQ in Loikaw

December 11, 2023

The Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) said it and allied resistance groups managed to seize the headquarters of the Karenni State Police Force in the Karenni (Kayah) State capital Loikaw on Saturday after 29 days of attacks.

There were military casualties and six resistance fighters were also killed in the clashes, the KNDF’s chairman told the media.

Since Nov. 11, the KNDF, Karenni Army, Karenni National People’s Liberation Front and several PDF groups have been conducting Operation 11.11, attacking and seizing many regime bases in the state.

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10/12/2023

In Its Seventh Week, Operation 1027 Continues Expanding in Myanmar

The coordinated resistance attacks launched by the Brotherhood Alliance in northern Shan State on Oct. 27 are now encompassing five states and four regions of Myanmar.
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10/12/2023

Beijing’s commitment to the junta and its influence on ethnic armies are both being tested by the chaos enveloping its southern neighbor.
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Beijing’s commitment to the junta and its influence on ethnic armies are both being tested by the chaos enveloping its southern neighbor.

10/12/2023

Min Aung Hlaing was trying to distract attention from a string of military defeats by handing out 147 medals for gallantry on Thursday, including to officers who lost their lives against the resistance.
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Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing has been unable to send reinforcements or supplies to junta troops suffering heavy defeats on multiple fronts from northern Shan State to Karenni, Rakhine and Chin states and Sagaing Region over the past month. So, he has showered what he can give them: honorary ti...

10/12/2023

The battlefield tactics and level of coordination being displayed by its adversaries are unlike anything the military has encountered before. Part 2 of a two-part series.
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The battlefield tactics and level of coordination being displayed by its adversaries are unlike anything the military has encountered before. Part 2 of a two-part series.

10/12/2023

Regime foreign minister visits Beijing for first talks with his Chinese counterpart since the ethnic alliance seized control of territory along the Myanmar-China border.
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Myanmar foreign minister visits Beijing for first talks with his Chinese counterpart since the Brotherhood Alliance seized control of large swathes of territory along the Myanmar-China border.

10/12/2023

The battle for Loikaw sparked an exodus last month, but many of those who fled gun fire, airstrikes and shelling had to leave pets behind. Volunteers are caring for them – where they can.
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The battle for Myanmar state capital Loikaw sparked an exodus last month, but many of those who fled gun fire, airstrikes and shelling had to leave pets behind. Volunteers are feeding those they can reach safely.

10/12/2023

Myanmar’s central bank abandons dollar exchange rate, sparking further depreciation of the kyat that threatens imports of food and fuel
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Myanmar’s central bank abandons dollar exchange rate, sparking further depreciation of the kyat that threatens imports of food and fuel.

10/12/2023

Myanmar junta troops have killed at least 300 civilians in 11 massacres and air and artillery strikes on residential communities since the start of the resistance offensive on October 27, the parallel civilian government says.
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Regime troops have carried out at least 11 massacres while pounding communities across six states and regions since the start of the resistance offensive on October 27, the parallel civilian government says.

10/12/2023

Around 400 Myanmar civil servants have deserted the junta in Sagaing Region and joined parallel National Unity Government administrations.
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Around 400 officials have defected to civilian township administrations, according to the parallel National Unity Government.

10/12/2023

The rebel army says chemical bombs have twice been dropped on its forces in Paletwa Township, Chin State, since Sunday.
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The rebel army says chemical bombs have twice been dropped on its forces in Paletwa Township, Chin State, since Sunday.

10/12/2023

Junta blockade has also caused severe fuel shortages, while restrictions on movement are preventing charities from delivering aid, residents say.
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In every town and village of Myanmar’s Rakhine State, shortages of food, medicine and fuel are worsening, even though prices have nearly doubled since the junta imposed a blockade last month.

10/12/2023

Industrial zones have been told to secure their own fuel as the junta can no longer afford to subsidize imports.
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Industrial zones have been told to secure their own fuel as the junta can no longer afford to subsidize imports.

10/12/2023

He trotted out the military’s old ‘three national causes’ rhetoric in a bid to persuade the public the junta is all that stands in the way of national disintegration.
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He trotted out the military’s old ‘three national causes’ rhetoric in a bid to persuade the public the junta is all that stands in the way of national disintegration.

10/12/2023

Saw Chit Thu and two others linked to a massive gambling project in Karen State have been sanctioned over allegations of human trafficking, forced labor and other rights violations.
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Saw Chit Thu and two others linked to a massive gambling project in Karen State were sanctioned over allegations of human trafficking, forced labor and other rights violations.