On January 20th, the ‘2024 HWPL Africa Unity New Year’s Meeting’ was hosted by the international peace organization, HWPL, in various African countries. HWPL organized the event to facilitate discussions on peace activities, collaborating with IPYG officials from each African country to actively encourage their participation in peacebuilding efforts on the continent. The event, conducted through an online ZOOM meeting, saw the participation of 20 African dignitaries, including representatives from South Sudan, Sudan, Rwanda, and HWPL IPYG team members. Together, they discussed the peace activity plans for the year 2024. In many countries across Africa, autocrats continue to seize power,…
Author: Editor
Several Chin armed groups captured a military camp in Taingen from the State Administration Council (SAC) on Tuesday morning after a five-day attack on the regime’s position in the village in Tedim Township. Sai Lai Ram Bwi, Chinland Defense Force/Civil Defense Militia-Siyin ( CDF/CDM-Siyin) spokesperson, stated that 30 SAC soldiers and 8 Chin fighters were killed during the clash. The resistance forces attacked the camp four times in 2023 but were repelled each time until now. “It’s really difficult to attack Taingen military camp. Some experienced CNA soldiers told us it was the hardest one for them because the conflict…
A regime airstrike killed an elderly woman in a village in Mindat Township this Monday. A jet fighter dropped four bombs on two passes on Vumthu at about 2:45 pm. The 70-year-old woman was killed instantly when shrapnel from one of the explosions struck her in the head. The plane also attacked the village in southern Chin State with machine gun fire. “There was no fighting in the area, yet they intentionally bombed the village. I was lucky not to be killed in the airstrike,” explained a local man, who said he was knocked to the ground by the first…
After capturing key locations from the State Administration Council (SAC), the Arakan Army (AA) has stated it now retains complete control over Peletwa Township situated in southern Chin State. The turning point came when AA took the Namada strategic hilltop camp in mid-January, the last regime-held camp in the township. Before this, the Arakanese armed group, which is part of the Three Brotherhood Alliance, has taken a number of SAC positions in southern Chin State and Arakan State, after breaking its ceasefire in both states. AA started a major offensive against SAC in southern Chin State last November. The Chin…
Several Chin armed groups captured a military camp in Taingen from the State Administration Council (SAC) on Tuesday morning after a five-day attack on the regime’s position in the village in Tedim Township. Salai Ram Bwi, Chinland Defense Force/Civil Defense Militia-Siyin ( CDF/CDM-Siyin) spokesperson, stated that 30 SAC soldiers and 8 Chin fighters were killed during the clash. The resistance forces attacked the camp four times in 2023 but were repelled each time until now. “It’s really difficult to attack Taingen military camp. Some experienced Chin National Army (CNA) soldiers told us it was the hardest one for them because…
Last Thursday, the Chin National Army (CNA), the armed wing of the Chin National Front (CNA), clashed with the Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) after the latter ambushed the former near the small village of Lai Thwi on the Tedim – Rihkhawdar road in Tedim township in northern Chin State. After minutes of exchanged gunfire, ZRA troops retreated from the clash location, and CNA soldiers cleared the area, seizing some of the military equipment and uniforms left behind by the Zomi armed group. “Nobody was injured from our side during the clash,” CNF/CNA spokesperson Salai Htet informed Khonumthung News. ZRA also…
After soldiers from the State Administration Council (SAC) torched their homes, no one has been able to return to their village located in Tamu Township in Sagaing Region. “At this time, we are living in bamboo huts along the (Indian) border. It is impossible to go back, as only a few houses remain standing,” a female resident of the Chin-inhabited Htang Tapin told Khonumthung News, while asking to remain anonymous out of fear of reprisals against her. As the region remains unstable, she said there is no point for them to return and rebuild at this time and plan to…
Nine children were killed during the military regime’s deadly airstrike on the Chin-inhabited Kanan village in Sagaing Region last week, as confirmed by the National Unity Government (NUG). On Sunday, January 10, a State Administration Council (SAC) jet fighter bombed a school and a church in the village near the resistance-held Khampat town of Tamu District at 10 am. The jet fighter made two passes, dropping large bombs around the church. Among the deceased were children between the ages of 5 and 17 years old. A total of 19 people suffered injuries from the attack, including minors aged between 3…
Clashes have forced the majority of Paletwa residents to seek refuge from the violence, including government staff. Salai Myo Hteik, chair of the People’s Administration Council for Paletwa District, told Khonumthung News that, as connectivity was suspended, it was difficult to ascertain specific numbers of displaced but was certain that most people in the town in southern Chin State have fled. “A few people, including elderly individuals and those who are unwell, remain in the town.” A local anonymous source, knowledgeable about the military situation, said that nearly 6,000 residents fled the fighting between the State Administration Council (SAC) and…
The People’s Administration for Mindat Township has urged all government staff, police, and soldiers to join the Civil Disobedience Movement in Mindat Township within 30 days, as stated in a release on January 1. The administration has issued a warning of unspecified actions against those who do not comply with the request within the specified time. Ko Yaw Mang, a responsible person, explained that a plan is being devised to seize all of the regime’s camps in the township. On January 1, 2024, a Mindat Chinland Defence Force (CDF) sniper killed a major in the Burma army in Ashay Pyin…