During the two-month battle between junta troops attempting to advance toward Falam Town in Chin State and the Chin resistance coalition, a total of 26 junta soldiers either surrendered to or were captured by the resistance coalition as prisoners of war (PoWs). Two junta columns have been attempting to reach Falam since early November 2025 via Taingen–Falam and Waibula–Falam roads, but fierce resistance by the Chin resistance coalition has led to intense clashes. “Over the past two months, 14 junta soldiers voluntarily contacted and surrendered to the Chin National Defense Force (CNDF). An additional 12 were captured alive by the…
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The Chin resistance coalition has successfully seized a junta-controlled military outpost on Kennedy Peak in Tedim Township, northern Chin State. The strategically important outpost, situated between Tedim Town and Kale (Kalay) in Sagaing Region, was jointly captured on January 4 by Chin Brotherhood (CB) Alliance members: the People’s Defence Force–Zoland (PDF-Zoland) and the Chinland Defense Force–Civic Defense Militia Siyin (CDF-CDM Siyin) of the Chinland Council. “PDF-Zoland and CDF-CDM Siyin worked together on the operation. We managed to capture the entire outpost and also took some prisoners. Right now, security checks are ongoing in the areas around the outpost,” said a…
Junta aircraft bombed Halta and Haiphai villages in Hakha Township, Chin State, on January 4, killing three people in Halta. The junta launched airstrikes while locals slept peacefully between midnight on January 4 and 2:00 a.m. on January 5. In Halta village, a bomb struck a family home, killing 40-year-old Te Tum and her two sons, while seriously injuring her husband. “Late at night, while everyone was asleep, junta planes bombed the village. One of the bombs hit Te Tum’s house directly, killing her and two of her children. Her husband was badly injured too,” said a Halta villager. The…
Youths in Paletwa Township, southern Chin State, have been banned from leaving the township under a plan to recruit them into the resistance movement, the Chinland Defence Force–Paletwa (CDF-Paletwa) announced. The CDF-Paletwa-controlled sections of Paletwa Township are being targeted for recruitment into the resistance movement, and all except those with special health and education permits have been banned from leaving the area since December 20, the CDF-Paletwa declared. “The ban on youths leaving is also a response to the current mass exodus from Paletwa. We’re stopping healthy youths between 18 and 35 from leaving the township. But we’ll make exceptions…
The junta conducted a heavy airstrike on Kanpetlet Town in Chin State’s Kanpetlet Township on December 9. Starting at noon on December 9, the junta carried out at least eight bombing runs around the hotel zone north of Kanpetlet Town within a 15-minute span. “The bombs fell in the hotel zone north of the town. There are no residential areas there, so we hope civilian casualties will be limited,” said an official of the resistance-run township humanitarian department. The Chin Brotherhood (CB) Alliance seized control of Kanpetlet Town on December 22, 2024. Details regarding damage and casualties in Kanpetlet Town…
Fierce clashes erupted as junta troops stationed in Taingen Village, Tedim Township in northern Chin State, advanced towards Falam Town, Falam Township in the same state, according to Chinland Defense Force–Civic Defense Militia Siyin (CDF-CDM Siyin). On November 23, the junta carried out airstrikes around Taingen Village to clear the way for its troops. The following day, large numbers of soldiers began moving out toward Falam Town. “Fighting around Taingen is happening every day now. The junta is pushing forward along the road from Taingen to Falam, and their positions in Kale (Kalay) Town in Sagaing Region are firing artillery…
In northern Chin State’s Falam Township, the junta’s military operations have forced more than 20,000 residents, over 3,000 of them children to flee, creating an urgent need for humanitarian aid. “More than 3,000 of the displaced people are children under 10, and the total number of those fleeing has now passed 20,000. They include residents from the eastern part of Falam Town and communities along the border with India’s Manipur State. The junta is advancing in three separate columns, which means the affected area is very wide. Because of this, people are escaping wherever they can to find safety,” said…
The Institute of Chin Affairs (ICA) reported that at least 115 Chin resistance fighters have been killed in airstrikes in Chin State over nearly five years of armed struggle following the junta’s coup. “We faced the most enemy airstrikes during our town-capture operations, especially in Falam and Mindat. Those attacks caused casualties among our comrades. We don’t have enough information to give an exact number of the injured. Resistance forces usually release the death toll, but they rarely reveal the number of wounded fighters, only civilian casualties are made public. That makes it difficult for us to collect complete data,”…
Junta forces advancing from Waibula Town toward Falam Town, both located in northern Chin State’s Falam Township, clashed fiercely with local Chin resistance fighters on November 17, prompting the junta to launch extensive airstrikes during the battle. A 300-strong junta column clashed fiercely with Chin resistance forces from around 8:30 am on November 17 until evening. Although the fighting then paused, the situation on the ground remained tense. “Heavy clashes erupted near the border with India’s Manipur State starting around 8:30 am, and the fighting intensified again at about 10:00 am. Between 2:00 and 3:00 pm, the junta used both…
Fierce clashes near Taingen Village in Tedim Township, Chin State, have forced over 2,000 locals from nearby villages to flee, urgently requiring food and shelter assistance. Two junta columns, departing from Tedim Town, and Kale (Kalay) Town in neighboring Sagaing Region, are advancing simultaneously toward Taingen from different directions, sparking clashes with Chin resistance forces, according to the spokesperson for Chinland Defense Force–Civic Defense Militia Siyin (CDF-CDM Siyin). “Everyone from Mualpi, Arlwei, and the nearby villages has been displaced. No one has been able to return home. The number of displaced people is over 2,000 and could be as high…