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…
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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…
The Chin Brotherhood (CB) Alliance met with leaders of the Arakan Army (AA) and its political wing, the United League of Arakan (ULA), including AA commander-in-chief Major General Twan Mrat Naing, to discuss the possibility of expanding their cooperation beyond military ties to include political and economic alliances, according to CB Alliance spokesperson Salai Yaw Mang. In October, CB Alliance leaders traveled to Arakan (Rakhine) State and held extensive meetings with ULA/AA leaders, including Major General Twan Mrat Naing, Salai Yaw Mang said during a CB Alliance fundraising event on November 8. “The talks took place last month. Our main…
The junta, operating out of Kale Town in Sagaing Region’s Kale Township, is also preparing to launch an offensive in neighboring Chin State. The junta is currently conducting military operations with significant manpower to neutralize resistance forces along the Tamu-Kale-Gangaw Highway, linking Kale Town to Tamu in the north and Gangaw in the south. Leveraging this momentum, the junta could potentially advance into Thantlang, Falam, and Tonzang townships in Chin State, according to Chin resistance forces and military analysts. “The junta’s main goal is to re-enter Chin State. It has also announced elections in three towns there, including Thantlang, signaling…
After the junta’s airstrikes intensified in Kanpetlet Town in southern Chin State’s Kanpetlet Township, the resistance-controlled Kanpetlet Township People’s Administration issued guidelines urging residents to avoid large gatherings and construct bomb shelters. Resistance officials said on October 26 that the public must take these guidelines seriously to reduce the risk of airstrikes, as the junta has been intensifying its indiscriminate attacks with unchecked brutality, making no distinction between resistance forces and civilians. “On October 24 and 25, a series of airstrikes hit Kanpetlet, causing civilian casualties. So, people need to adjust to this new reality and start preparing. As airstrikes…
U Soe Htet and U Pau Lun Min Thang, former ministers in the Chin State government under the NLD-led civilian administration, will run alongside prominent Chin politician U Pu No Than Kap in the upcoming junta-supervised election. The list of Chin State candidates for Phase 1 of the December 28 election was revealed on social media on October 21 and included the names of the three. U Pu No Than Kap, a prominent Chin State politician, has confirmed to Khonumthung that he will run for the National Hluttaw’s proportional representation (PR) seat representing the New Chinland Congress (NCC). He stated…