Residents of Samee town in Paletwa Township, southern Chin State, which is currently under the control of the Arakha Army (AA), are facing difficulties in accessing healthcare due to a shortage of doctors and medicine, according to local residents. One resident of Samee said, “We have a doctor from the AA’s side in town. They treat patients at the clinic if they have medicine matching the disease. But it’s difficult because we don’t have facilities for surgery – no X-ray, no ultrasound. To be honest, they’re kind of treating blindly. There’s no electricity, nothing – the doctor can only use…
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After two Chin resistance forces announced plans to launch separate operations to capture Tedim Town in Tedim Township, Chin State, around 60 percent of the town’s population was preemptively evacuated, according to town residents and resistance groups. Residents of Skawlam Ward, home to the junta’s Infantry Battalion 269 (IB 269) base in Tedim Town, along with those living along the town’s main road, began evacuating two weeks ago, leaving only around 40 percent of the town’s total population remaining. “As of yesterday, most of the town’s residents had already evacuated. Nearly all of those living in Skawlam Ward and around…
The Tedim Township Council has announced that the People’s Defence Army-Tedim (PDA-Tedim) and allied forces will launch an offensive to capture the towns of Tedim and Khaikam in northern Chin State, issuing a notice for civilians to prepare in a timely manner. The township council released a statement titled “Notice to the public within Tedim Township for timely preparation” on 14 January. The council emphasized in their statement that since PDA-Tedim, as the township’s official force, will be conducting the offensive alongside allied forces, no other organizations have the right to object to this operation. The statement noted: “Since we’re…
The Chin Brotherhood (CB) announced on 22 December that Mindat Township has become free of military council presence following the complete capture of Infantry Battalion 274, the last military junta foothold in southern Chin State’s Mindat town. The offensive operation on Mindat began on 9 November as part of the Chin Brotherhood Operation, culminating in the complete capture of IB 274, the junta’s last camp in Mindat, on 21 December. According to the CB’s announcement, during the operation, the resistance forces successfully rescued 13 political prisoners who had been arbitrarily detained since the 2021 military coup. The Mindat offensive was…
An interview with Salai Mang Hre Lian from CHRO about the military council’s violations of human rights and the human rights situation in Myanmar nearly four years of the coup. In a few days, the year 2024 will come to an end, marking the upcoming 4th anniversary of Myanmar’s Spring Revolution, which began in response to the military coup. In the current military situation, the military council has lost significant territories and camps, including the Northeast Command and the Western Command. In response, the military council is primarily relying on airstrikes. Despite the ongoing military setbacks, the military council has…
The Chin revolutionary forces have captured and taken control of the town of Kanpatlet town in southern Chin State, according to Chin Brotherhood (CB) and Kanpetlet Council. The military council and police stationed in Kanpetlet town departed the area around 12:00 on 21 December, following negotiations led by local residents, according to the Kanpetlet Council and the Chinland Defense Force (CDF)-Kanpetlet Battalion. The people of Kanpetlet have regained control of the town. On 22 December, the participation of the local population was evident, according to a statement from the Kanpetlet Council’s information team. The Chin Brotherhood (CB) also said that…
The Chin Brotherhood (CB) announced that it has seized control of 12 junta camps in Mindat and Falam Townships, Chin State, during its offensive, and nearly 270 soldiers and police officers, along with their family members, have surrendered to the CB. “We took all the surrendered prisoners of war to a safe place. They were taken to a place away from the battle. We keep them safely and securely,” said Ko Yaw Mann, Spokesperson of the CB. During the operation to capture Mindat, the Chin Brotherhood (CB) took control of seven military camps where soldiers and police were stationed. These…
Fighting continues to intensify between the military junta and joint Chin resistance forces in Mindat, Chin State, with the military conducting airstrikes using cluster munitions, according to residents. The military bombed the battle areas in Mindat with 120mm bombs using Y-12 aircraft around 2am on 19 December, one Mindat resident said. “They carried out an airstrike around 2am this morning. They’re conducting airstrikes in the battle areas of Mindat, dropping 120mm bombs with Y-12 aircraft. Since it’s not nearby, I can’t say much about the exact situation,” said the Mindat resident. Chinland Defense Force-Mindat officials say the Chin Brotherhood and…
Local residents report growing concerns about increased arrests of young people in Kalay town, Sagaing Region, citing the military service law as a reason for these arrests. This December, the military council has intensified its arrest operations. In recent days, two 18-year-old men who had just returned from work were arrested, according to sources close to their families. “He was just a young man living in Taung Zalat Ward. He was arrested while returning home from work. His friend was arrested the next day, and his family had to pay 2 million kyat to secure his release the same day.…
The military junta has recaptured the Kiamtlang hilltop camp near Hakha using hundreds of troops after a week-long intense offensive, which had been previously seized by the joint forces of the Chinland Government, according to Chinland Defense Force-Hakha. Located on the Hakha-Thantlang road, Kiamtlang hilltop camp is strategically crucial and has been the subject of repeated offensives between the military junta and Chin resistance forces to control the area, Chin resistance forces explain. The joint Chinland Government forces had previously attacked the Kiamtlang camp three times between October and November, successfully seizing it twice. After the junta launched a heavy…