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19 May 2026 By Hlaing SHWEBO, Myanmar — Anti-junta resistance forces have captured a crucial police station in the town of Saing Pyin, Sagaing Region, scoring a significant victory along a key highway network in northern Myanmar, military commanders announced late Monday. The No. 1 Shwebo District Military Command confirmed ...

18 May 2026 By Ra Wai THAYET, Myanmar — A regional anti-junta resistance battalion in Magway Region has formally blacklisted and released the personal identities of nine of its former fighters after they defected to the ruling military regime. The Thayet District Battalion 4 issued a public blacklisting directive on ...

15 May 2026 By Nway TEDIM, Myanmar — The death of a 70-year-old guesthouse owner in the custody of an anti-junta resistance group has triggered intense local criticism and raised serious questions about the treatment of detainees by opposition forces in Chin State. U Thang Khan Dal, the owner of ...

26 April 2026 By Min AB YE, Myanmar — Four civil servants working for the military-led administration in Mon State have been detained by resistance forces and remain in custody after a week, families and local sources confirmed on Sunday. The group includes three staff members from the Ye Township ...

22 April 2026 By Hsu Yee PAKOKKU, Myanmar — Former members of the People's Defence Force (PDF) who surrendered to the Myanmar military are being imprisoned and subjected to severe mistreatment, despite junta promises of amnesty and safe integration, according to local resistance sources and a former inmate. Reports from ...

12 April 2026 By Mon Lay BELIN, Myanmar — In a significant tactical victory for Myanmar’s resistance, allied pro-democracy forces have captured a strategic military base and detained a high-ranking battalion commander during a lightning raid in Mon State on Sunday morning. The base, known as Lay Kay camp, was ...

TEDIM, Myanmar — A prominent resistance group in northern Chin State has released 20 young people from its custody and issued formal exemption criteria following local protests against a newly implemented mandatory military service policy. The group, PDF Zoland, which operates in the Tedim and Tunzan townships (collectively known as ...

TEDIM, Myanmar — Around 600 villagers in northern Chin State have taken to the streets to protest against the forced recruitment of youths by a local anti-junta resistance group, highlighting growing internal friction within the opposition movement. The demonstration occurred in Lai Tui village, Tedim Township, on the afternoon of ...

Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG) has announced the formation of three additional battalions under its Special Military Command, marking a significant step in the professionalization of its armed wing. In a statement released on 24 February, the Special Military Command confirmed the official establishment of Battalion 8002 (Kanbauk Defence ...

1 Jan 2026 By Poe Sangle / MPA As the conflict following Myanmar’s 2021 coup drags into its fifth year, resistance groups are facing a growing internal challenge: an increasing number of fighters going "AWOL" (Absent Without Leave) or deserting their posts. Sources close to the People's Defense Forces (PDF) ...