Military

15 May 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — At least 28 civilians, including nine women and nine children, have been killed across Myanmar in the first 15 days of May as the military junta intensifies its nationwide air...

15 May 2026 By Hlaing KANI, Myanmar — Thousands of families have been trapped or forced into hiding as Myanmar military forces conduct a relentless, two-week arson campaign along the banks of the Chindwin River in Sagaing Region. Since...

15 May 2026 By Hlaing SAW, Myanmar — A wave of public outrage has erupted following the circulation of TikTok videos showing Myanmar military personnel parading and verbally abusing bound civilians in the newly occupied town of Saw, Magway...

14 May 2026 By Mon Lay SAW, Myanmar — The Myanmar military has launched a massive build-up of troops in Saw, Magway Region, in a strategic move intended to cut off vital trade routes connecting the central plains to...

14 May 2026 By Mon Lay BRUSSELS, Belgium — The diplomatic and economic isolation of the Myanmar military junta has reached a new peak as 11 non-EU European nations officially committed to joining the European Union's latest round of...

14 May 2026 By Ko Myo SHWEBO, Myanmar — Resistance commanders in Sagaing Region have ordered a sweeping information blackout and the temporary shutdown of satellite internet services as a major military operation gets underway in northern Myanmar. The...

12 May 2026 By Hlaing PAUK, Myanmar — More than 5,000 civilians from 11 villages have been forced to flee their homes in western Pauk Township, Magway Region, as a large military column advances through the area, local humanitarian...

12 May 2026 By Nway TONZANG, Myanmar — Resistance forces in northern Chin State have shuttered a key highway and moved to high alert as a massive military column, supported by local ethnic militias, advances toward the town of...

12 May 2026 By Min AB KAWKAREIK, Myanmar — The Myanmar military junta is using a combination of threats and meager material incentives to pressure thousands of displaced residents into returning to the ruins of Kawkareik, a town largely...

12 May 2026 By Mon Lay NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — In a move described by critics as a "dark historical irony," the Myanmar military junta has launched a UN Peacekeeping training course in the capital, Naypyidaw, even as its forces...