The Asho Chinland Defense Force (CDF) attacked a regime military camp tasked with guarding a gas pipeline station on the Minbu–Ann highway road in southern Magwe Region. During the attack, a warrant officer was killed, and another Burma Army soldier died. The CDF attack did not cause any damage to the fuel facility. Several buildings, though, were damaged. CDF officer Salai Roe Chin said, “There were only a few soldiers at the military camp. Our objective was to seize their weapons. We entered their camp and attacked their apartment, killing an officer.” He added that before launching the 45-minute attack…
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The Military Council attacked Tedim from Friday evening until Saturday morning, causing destruction to several homes in the northern Chin State town’s Myoma Ward. “According to my knowledge, 4-5 houses were damaged by shelling and rifle fire. So far, I haven’t heard of any residents being injured,” a local resident said anonymously. Soldiers assaulted the town for a duration of four hours, launching at least 10 shells. Windows and roofs of homes were damaged, as well as a water tank and people’s cooking materials. An unexploded munition was discovered within the compound of the CMBC Church. Locals were left astonished…
A coalition of resistance groups led by the Chin National Front/Chin National Army (CNF/CNA) has captured two regime soldiers and weapons during a recent attack on the Burma army headquarters in Thangtlang town in northern Chin State. Three Chin fighters were killed in the early morning clash on 15 August. Several enemy fighters were also killed, but it’s unclear how many. CNF/CNA spokesperson Salai Htet Ni said, “Our joint forces attacked the headquarters of Infantry Battalion 269 and seized a sentry camp. We retreated when their jet fighters flew overhead.” The assault was supported by the Chinland Defence Force soldiers…
The regime injured at least 10 people, including women and children, during a retaliatory airstrike in Falam Township that followed an attack on a northern Chin State army base by several resistance forces. The Chin National Army (CNA), which is the armed wing of the Chin National Front, and the Kalay, Kabaw, Gangaw Chin Defence Force (CDF), attacked Infantry Battalion 268 in Falam town for almost two hours on 12 August. Salai Cung Ngai, the spokesperson for the Chin National Defense Force, told the Khonumthung News that although he wasn’t briefed about the attack, he heard that a soldier from…
The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) has reported that the Military Council seized nine civilian houses in Hakha town in Chin state in July and pressed charges against some of the homeowners for supporting the revolution against the military dictatorship. “The Military Council has taken action against the families of members of the resistance or Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) supporters,” said Salai Mang Hare Lian from CHRO, calling the move terrorism. “Each person makes their own decision to join a revolutionary group or engage in the CDM. This is not related to the person’s family—it’s their choice.” According to a…
The People’s Administration for Mindat Township has formed the Mindat Chin National Council, which will be the prominent political group for the township. “It’s not a strong revolution without a political agenda. We have to think about how to build a federal democracy in the future—how to cooperate with the National Unity Government and then what discussions will happen,” explained Ko Yaw Mang, the People’s Administration spokesperson for the township. As it’s not up to the defense department to make decisions for everyone, he said the administration members, participants of the Civil Disobedience Movement, foreign experts, and others supporting the…
-Promotion of strengthening of regional ties and peace enhancement in Dili, Timor-Leste- On July 31st, the Peace Wall-painting Project, organized by the international peace organization HWPL started at the Xanana Sports Centre in Dili, Timor-Leste. Eight organizations participated in this event, including the Timor-Leste Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Dili City, Timor-Leste Youth Parliament, Timor-Leste Non-Governmental Organization Forum, Arte Moris, and Vinod Patel Group and the volunteers are joined the paintings. HWPL’s Global Peace branch 04 arranged this event with the aim of promoting community development and enhancing peace in Timor-Leste through mural painting. According to The America Times,…
It has been increasingly difficult to deliver food rations to IDPs in Tamu Township due to on-going armed clashes and the remote location of many IDPs, according to reports from volunteers providing humanitarian assistance to IDPs in Tamu Township. An unknown number of IDPs have recently fled following clashes between the Tamu People’s Defense Force (Tamu PDF) and the Burma army near Khampat town in the southern part of Tamu Township close to the India-Burma border. On 22 July, a combined force of PDFs clashed with the Burma army in the area of Khampat town. After the clash, the Burma…
Fighting in Tonzang town in northern Chin state on the morning of 2 August left one civilian dead and three others wounded, according to local reports. An unknown number of combatants were also killed and wounded. On 2 August around 4 a.m., a combined force of Chin resistance groups engaged in a gun fight with Burma army soldiers in Tonzang town. Artillery shells were fired during the clash. After the clash broke out, a couple who lives near the police station tried to flee on a motorbike. Soldiers from the police station shot at them as they were driving on…
A 30 July statement released by the India-based advocacy organization India For Myanmar has condemned the Indian government’s policy of collecting the biometric data of refugees from Burma. In the statement, the group calls for an immediate stop of biometric data collection from refugees. The Mizoram and Manipur State governments have begun collecting biometric data under a directive from India’s Ministry of Home Affairs. The biometric data collection campaign started on 29 July and is planned to run until September 2023. Biometric data is used to classify the characteristics and identity of a person. The collection of biometric data can…