Soldiers from State Administration Council (SAC) detained people from the village of Hewa, outside of Sami in Paletwa Township in the middle of November. The individuals were picked up after Chin National Army (CNA) clashed with SAC troops near the area. An anonymous source told Khonumthung News that the victims are ordinary farmers who have nothing to do with CNA’s ambush on a guard station in Sami a few days ago. “I think they will interrogate these villagers about the clash that occurred near the town,” the man said, explaining that the four people were taken to the SAC camp…
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Chin armed groups have seized Rezua in Matupi Township, southern Chin State, the third town to come under the control of the resistance in the state since offensives have escalated in November. “Our objective was to liberate our town from the military council,” Salai Danny, in charge of Zotung Chinland Defence Force (CDF), told Khonumthung News, while explaining their offensives are a consequence of 1027 Operation, spearheaded by Three Brotherhoods Alliance in northern Shan State a month ago. He said they captured the State Administration Council’s camp and the town on the fifth day since launching its ZZLMS Operation. Each…
After enduring many airstrikes, the Chin resistance seized a second strategic town on the border with India from State Administration Council (SAC), situated in southern Chin State. Salai Htet Ni, spokesperson for Chin National Front/Chin National Army (CNF/CNA), said, “We have captured Lailengpi—the town has fallen completely under our control.” SAC troops deserted their base when they attacked, he said, but couldn’t say where. CNF/CNA and Chinland Defence Forces from Mara, Matupi, Lautu, and Zophei started attacking SAC’s camp in the town on November 20, and seized it despite facing an onslaught of jet fighters who dropped many bombs on…
Zoland People’s Defence Force (PDF) seized a State Administration Council (SAC) camp on top of Kennedy Mountain in Tedim Township after launching a three-hour attack in the early morning on Tuesday. A PDF officer said they killed 2 of the 30 SAC soldiers based in the camp and arrested one of them while the rest fled before the PDF fighters captured it. They also seized a cache of weapons and ammo that was left behind, including some 40 mm and 60 mm mortars. Kennedy Mountain, the second-highest mountain in Chin State, holds strategic value as it overlooks a stretch of…
A State Administration Council (SAC) jet fighter killed four civilians and wounded three when it bombed Lailengpi in Matupi Township. Over 7,000 residents fled the town in southern Chin State during the bombardments over several days. “They were already hiding in a safe place, and when they left it to use the toilet, shrapnel hit them,” a local man explained. According to locals, U Mecha and U Ngu Hker, both aged 50, were killed. As the bodies of the other victims hadn’t been collected at the time of this report came out, the villagers didn’t know who they were. Those…
Fighting between the Chin resistance and State Administration Council (SAC) troops persists in Matupi Township, while in Pelewa Township, the regime recently targeted a civilian village where there is no fighting. On Sunday, Chin National Army and Chinland Defence Forces (CDFs) from Mara, Matupi, and Zophei launched an attack on a SAC camp in Lailengpi, Matupi Township in southern Chin State. In response, the junta retaliated with jet fighters and artillery attacks. An anonymous officer from Mara CDF reported the groups used a drone at night to attack the camp housing 30 enemy soldiers. By the next morning, a SAC…
On Wednesday, soldiers from Chin National Defense Force (CNDF) captured Tibual (also spelled Ti Bwar) military camp from State Administration Council (SAC) in Falam Township. “Most of the SAC soldiers ran away from their camp and we are still chasing them. Our troops has blocked roads and are trying to capture them,” said CNDF spokesperson Salai Cung Ngai. The Chin fighters launched the raid on the camp at 4 am and within an hour had seized it after killing 2 SAC soldiers while 30 fled from the area. Weapons, ammunition and other military equipment were seized before the camp…
A number of people, including a five-year-old child and seven other children, are dead after State Administration Council (SAC) fighter jets bombarded the village of Wei Lu, situated between Matupi and Paletwa townships in southern Chin State. “A shell landed right in the middle of the village, instantly killing many residents. Our troops are investigating the attack on the village, but as far as we know, 13 people have been killed,” said Lay Pyay, battalion commander for Daai Chinland Defence Force (CDF). He didn’t know how many people were injured when the two fighter jets attacked Wei Lu at 7…
The Chin resistance captured several camps from State Administration Council (SAC) along the border with India in northern Chin State. Salai Htet Ni, spokesperson of Chin National Front/Chin National Army (CNF/CNA), told Radio Free Asia that his groups and Chinland Defence Forces from Hualngoram and Thangtlang, as well as local defense groups, seized SAC’s hilltop camp in Ward 1 of Rihkhawdar on Monday morning and the second one in Ward 2 by the evening. The groups started attacking the camps in the town in Falam Township the day before. Some Chin fighters were killed in battle, Salai Htet Ni said,…
Resistance forces successfully seized three State Administration Council (SAC) camps for soldiers and police in Kalay and Tamu townships in Sagaing Region. SAC personnel were captured alive, and a substantial quantity of weapons was recovered from the regime. In coordinated early morning attacks on November 3, resistance groups targeted a total of six camps in the townships, achieving successful captures in Khampat, Witok in Tamu township, and one in Myauksi in Kalay Township. An officer from the Vakok battalion of Chin National Defense Force (CNDF) reported they were unable to capture SAC’s hilltop camp in Khampat. During the assault on…