13 March – The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) attacks a military base in Mogaung Township, triggering a counterattack from the junta involving helicopters. Four children are injured in Nant Haing village.[1]
14 March – Hlaingthaya massacre- Protestors in Hlaingthaya Township's Hlaing River Road, a major thoroughfare, set up cement and sandbag barriers. Approximately 200 soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Nyunt Win Swe of the Myanmar Army Yangong Command breached the barriers and began kettling protestors killing at least 78 protestors and injuring 20.[2][3]
26 March – The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) attacks a military base, killing 10 soldiers and taking others hostages in the first attack on the military since the protests began.[5]
28 March –
Dozens of protesters travel to Myanmar's border areas to enlist in and train under one of the country's many insurgent groups,[6] elevating the risk of a countrywide civil war.[7]
The first day of openly armed resistance against the coup where armed protesters in the town of Kalayfought back against soldiers and security forces attacking a protest camp, with clashes also taking place in villages in Kale township.[8]
The Arakan Army (AA) threatens to end its ceasefire with the military should the latter "persist in massacring civilians".[10]
Protesters increasingly begin arming themselves with homemade weapons such as guns in an attempt to defend themselves against attacks by the military. Simultaneously, clashes with soldiers and IED attacks against administrative buildings and police stations became more common as the trend of protesters using armed resistance rose.[11]
8 April – Taze becomes another frequent site of clashes when protesters fight back against soldiers with hunting rifles and firebombs in a battle that resulted in 11 protesters' deaths. The same day, the country surpassed 600 deaths related to anti-coup protests since 1 February.[13]
11 April - Battle of Alaw Bum- the junta launches a counter-attack to recapture the Alaw Bum base from the KIA using airstrikes and ground troops but had to retreat amidst heavy casualties.[4]
16 April – Pro-democracy politician Min Ko Naing announces the formation of the National Unity Government, with ethnic minority politicians in senior roles. Ousted leaders Aung San Suu Kyi and Win Myint retain their positions. Min Ko Naing also asks the international community for recognition over the junta.[15][16]
Fighting began when a group of demonstrators outside the town's Aung San statue requested the release of six of their arrested colleagues, when a soldier of the regime allegedly fired at someone, prompting protesters to react.[18]
5 May – The National Unity Government declared the formation of an armed wing, the People's Defence Force (PDF) to protect its supporters from military junta attacks and as a first step towards a Federal Union Army.[19]
23 May – The People's Defence Force clashed with the Tatmadaw in the town of Muse on 23 May, killing at least 13 members of Myanmar's security forces.[20][21]
Members of the Karenni People's Defence Force (KPDF) in Kayah State also captured and destroyed several Tatmadaw outposts near the state capital of Loikaw.[24]
The second-in-command of the Shanni Nationalities Army, Major General Sao Khun Kyaw is assassinated by the Myanmar Army.[25]
29 and 30 May – The Tatmadaw used artillery and helicopters to strike PDF and KPDF positions in Loikaw and Demoso.[26]
30 May – The Kachin Independence Army joined the anti-coup People's Defence Force battling junta troops in Katha Township, killing eight regime soldiers. Fighting was also continuing in Putao, Hpakant and Momauk Township.[27]
1 to 3 June – Fighting erupted in Myawaddy District in which the military and Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) battling against a combined force of Karen ethnic armed groups and PDF had left dozens of junta troops killed.[28]
Mongpai houses are set on fire after junta troops loot local grocery stores.[29]
22 June – Junta forces using armoured vehicles raided a safehouse of the PDF in Mandalay, detaining a number of fighters.[30]
30 June – Junta releases 2,296 detainees, including journalists and protestors. Most detainees released were arrested due to the protests and more than 4,000 prisoners remain detained from protest arrests.[31]
2 July – Media reported that Myanmar security forces killed at least 25 people in a confrontation with opponents of the military junta in the central town of Tabayin.[32]
19 to 30 July – Myanmar's healthcare system collapses at the onset of a new wave of COVID-19 cases as oxygen supplies run low. The junta restricts the private sale of oxygen tanks to prevent healthcare workers participating in civil disobedience from providing free care to other civilians.[33] Protesting doctors are arrested by the junta after being lured out of hiding to treat "patients".[34]
3 August – The United States charges two Myanmar citizens over an alleged plot to hire hitmen and assassinate Kyaw Moe Tun, Myanmar's representative to the United Nations who defied the military coup earlier in 2021. The junta denies involvement.[36]
5 August – Chin National Army (CNA) captures the final junta base in Thantlang, warning the remaining junta soldiers in the town to surrender.[37]
11 August – Five people jump from a four-story building in Botahtaung Township, Yangon to escape raiding junta soldiers. The raid came after suspicions about a series of blasts in downtown Yangon.[38]
16 August – Wa National Party chairman resigns after pledging to cooperate with the military regime and welcoming the election announced by the junta.[39]
20 August – 50 junta soldiers were reportedly killed in a series of landmine attacks by resistance fighters in Gangaw Township.[40]
10 September – At least 17 people have been killed during clashes between the military and resistance militia in Myin Thar village, Magway region.[43]
14 September – The National Unity Government claimed that over 1700 junta soldiers had been killed and 630 wounded in fighting during the previous three months.[44]
21 September – Over 40 junta soldiers were reported killed during firefights in Kayah State and the Sagaing Region on 19 September. At least 6 civilian fighters were also killed in the clashes.[45]
22 September – It was reported that nearly 8,000 residents of Thantlang town, Chin state, fled to Mizoram, India after houses were set ablaze by the junta army.[46]
27 September – Over 30 junta soldiers and at least 14 civilian resistance fighters were reported killed in clashes over the previous weekend in several townships in Sagaing Region and Chin and Kayah States.[47]
28 September – At least 20 junta soldiers were reported killed in ambushes in Shan state. At least 4 resistance fighters died in the clashes, along with an unarmed 70-year-old civilian.[48]
6 October – Over 40 junta soldiers were killed in ambushes in Gangaw Township, Magwe Region.[49]
7 October – Junta controlled media reported at least 406 junta informants had been killed and 285 wounded since 1 February in targeted attacks by resistance forces.[50]
The same day, Brigadier-General Phyo Thant, a senior commander of the North-western junta forces was reportedly detained after allegedly contacting resistance forces with the intention to defect, making him the highest-ranking official to have attempted to defect so far.[51]
11 October – Around 90 junta soldiers were reported killed in clashes in the Sagaing and Magwe regions, and Kayah State in fighting over the previous weekend.[52]
16 November – Junta forces overrun a Kalay PDF base in Kalay. They capture 9 Kalay PDF medics and kill 2 PDF fighters from the Kalay PDF Battalion 3.[53]
17 November – Junta forces ambush and capture an outpost of the Moebye PDF in southern Shan State's Pekhon Township. The PDF fighters guarding the outpost were asleep when a military unit from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 422, surrounded the fighters and began their ambush. The fighters had to retreat from the outpost.[54]
23 November – A total of 30 junta soldiers in 10 military vehicles and a bulldozer ambush and destroy a base belonging to Monywa PDF's Squadron 205 near Palin village in Monywa, Sagaing Region, forcing resistance fighters to flee and retaking Palin. The base was a site where the PDF produced explosive devices. During the raid, junta troops set fire to two workshops where weapons had been stockpiled.[55]
25 November –
Light Infantry Battalion 427 ambushes and kills 4 resistance fighters from KNDF at around 5:30 am near Hohpeik, Demoso Township. The fighters were part of a six-person scouting team.[56]
KIA clashes with around 100 junta soldiers near Kachinthay, a village about 16 km east of the town of Shwegu, after an alleged bombardment of a Kachin village by the junta's recently acquired Su-30 fighter jets. The KIA refused to address rumours of them working with PDF forces or to provide casualty figures.[57]
Matupi CDF teams up with the Chin National Army to attack an outpost of Light Infantry Battalion 304 on the Matupi-Paletwa road. However, they only managed to kill 2 junta soldiers on guard duty before having to retreat.[58]
26 November – Resistance fighters from the CDF attack a government office where 10 soldiers were stationed near Matupi, killing 2.[58]
28 November – The body of Ye Thu Naing, a PDF fighter previously captured 19 November by junta forces, was found outside of a destroyed PDF base in the forested hills in southeastern Madaya Township. Ye Thu Naing was allegedly forced to lead soldiers to the PDF base that the junta soldiers then torched.[59]
About 50 soldiers from Tatmadaw's Infantry Battalion 42 attack KIA territory near Nyaung Htauk village in Mohnyin Township from 8 am to 6 pm. The KIA did not disclose casualties
Another clash occurs near Wailon village, on the Hpakant-Mohnyin road. The junta fired around 30 artillery shells at the site of the clash between 3 pm and 8 pm to support the advance of their infantry unit.[60]
7 December – Salingyi G-Z Local PDF fighters detonate explosives in an attack against a military convoy, triggering an assault on the village of Done Taw in Salingyi Township, Sagaing. 10 fighters and one civilian are captured and burned by junta soldiers, with locals finding the bodies shortly after.[61]
8 December – A 90-minute clash breaks out between the CDF and Tatmadaw forces in military-occupied town of Thantlang. 3 CDF fighters reportedly died during the clash. Well over a quarter of Thantlang's buildings were destroyed in this and 11 other incidents, making it difficult for CDF rebels to hide.[62]
9 December – Myaing PDF in Magway Region attacks two military vehicles with 3 handmade explosives in an early morning ambush. Later at noon, PDF attack soldiers again who were leaving Mintharkya village on foot, sparking a shootout. The PDF claim to have injured at least 3 soldiers in total.[63]
12 December –
4 junta soldiers are allegedly killed after 4 days of fierce fighting between KNDF and Karenni Army (KA) fighters and the military's Light Infantry Battalion 428.[64]
The Tatmadaw forces kill 4 PDF-appointed community guards and 3 PDF fighters in the village of Guang Kwe, Sagaing during two days of fighting, forcing the PDF to retreat.[65]
Tatmadaw troops raids two resistance hideouts in Maha Aung Myay and Pyigyitagon townships after a confession by a suspect involved in an attack against Tatmadaw troops. Fighting occurred at the Maha Aung Myay base and 7 PDF members were killed and a junta soldier suffered injuries. In Pyigyitagon, 1 PDF fighter was killed while throwing a homemade bomb at junta forces and running away.[66]
13 December –
Tatmadaw troops attack PDF fighters and another group called Zayar 7 in Ke Bar village, Ayadaw Township with the help of artillery bombardment, forcing the resistance fighters to retreat.[67]
Tatmadaw soldiers capture 12 suspected resistance fighters after several bombs accidentally explode in Yangon's Hlaingthaya Township. 2 additional fighters who escaped were also captured later on by plain clothed Tatmadaw troops.[68]
Tatmadaw forces surround a Depayin Township PDF base. Their leader tells Myanmar NOW, "Things are really bad here. They're not even stopping anymore. They keep sending column after column to the region. Right after a column has passed the village, another column will come".[69]
14 December – Around 200 Tatmadaw soldiers conduct a search in the KNLA Brigade 6 controlled town of Lay Kay Kaw Myothit near the Thai border and arrest several people believed to be linked to anti-junta movements including NLD lawmaker, Wai Lin Aung. KNU Brigade 6 spokesperson did not comment on if the group had authorised the raid.[70]
17 December –
20 resistance fighters from Yaw Defence Force are killed by surprise Tamadaw air assault on the village of Hnan Khar, Gangaw Township whilst they were holding a meeting. Three helicopters were involved in the air assault on the village. Military-backed Pyusawhti militia then occupy the village.[71]
Phyo Maung Maung Oo, a PDF resistance fighter, is shot dead and three others captured during a raid in Yangon Region's Thanlyin Township.[72]
20 December – Tatmadaw forces leave the village of Kunnar, Loikaw Township after capturing it from KNDF late last week. According to a KNDF soldier, there were around 130 troops stationed there over the weekend and there had been no new clashes since last week's fighting.[73]
22 December – At least nine people, including two children, were killed after an air raid by the Myanmar Air Force in Gangaw Township. As many as five helicopters fired on the village of about 6,000 people.[74]
24 December – More than 35 people are massacred when their travel convoy is ambushed by junta troops near Mo So village of Hpruso Township, Kayah State. Two workers for non-profit group Save the Children remain missing after the attack.[75] The United Nations is 'horrified' and calls for a 'thorough and transparent investigation' into the incident.[75]
7 January – Intense fighting breaks out in Loikaw, the Kayah State Capital between KNDF and junta troops as resistance groups attempt to take the city after one month of blocking junta road access to the entire state.[76]
10 January – Myanmar military begins bombing Loikaw from the air forcing thousands of locals to flee the city and seek shelter in churches. Junta helicopters regain control of roads to other parts of Kayah State.[76]
13 January – Maung Maung Kyaw is removed as the head of the Myanmar Air Force after international attention and sanctions from a series of aerial bombings. He remains on the junta.[77]
17 January – Junta airstrikes an IDP camp in Kayah State sheltering civilians fleeing intensified fighting in southeastern Myanmar.[78]
31 January – At least three dozen junta soldiers were reportedly killed in ambushes over three days in Magwe, Sagaing and Tanintharyi regions and Chin, Shan and Kayah states.[79]
1 February – At least 30 junta soldiers and Pyusawhti militias members area killed by joint PDF attacks in Kani Township, Sagaing Region. Flotillas transporting supplies and soldiers by the junta are ambushed, with at least one flotilla set on fire during the attacks.[80]
2 February –
2 people are killed and 38 injured in a grenade attack following a pro junta rally.[81]
According to Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, 367 junta-appointed officials have been assassinated in targeted attacks since 2021's 1 February coup.[82]
6 February – A three-hour clash between Arakan Army and the Junta starts a breakdown of the informal ceasefire between the AA and the military in place since November 2020.[83]
7 February – 38 junta soldiers are killed in surprise attacks by local PDFs in the Sagaing Region. These attacks also include the use of drones.[84] The Kachin Independence Army also claimed that around 200 junta soldiers, including a battalion commander, had been killed in three days of clashes in the Hpakant Township, Kachin State.[85]
8 February – Arakan Army and junta forces clash on at least two occasions in Maungdaw in Rakhine State. Three hours of clashes were also reported on 6 February. The clashes raise fears of a breakdown of the informal ceasefire between the AA and the military which has been in place since November 2020.[83] Two civilians were also reported killed in further clashes in northern Maungdaw on the night of 7 February.[86]
35 junta soldiers are killed in attacks by local PDFs in the Sagaing and Bago regions.[87] Resistance forces also began targeting the homes of junta pilots in Yangon in response to airstrikes on civilians.[88]
10 February – Around 50 Myanmar junta personnel are killed during raids and ambushes by PDFs in three townships in Sagaing Region on 9 February.[89]
11 February – Several junta troops, including a Major, are killed in an attack by the Arakan Army in Maungdaw, Rakhine State, on 8 February.[90] 38 junta soldiers and 5 resistance fighters were also reported killed in clashes in Sagaing Region and Kayah State on 10 and 11 February.[91]
12 February – 40 junta troops had been killed in attacks by PDF forces over two days. The clashes occurred in the Naypyitaw, Magwe, Sagaing, Mandalay and Yangon regions.[92]
17 February – At least 12 resistance fighters are killed in clashes in the Khin-U Township, Sagaing Region. Military casualties from those clashes were not reported.[93]
18 February – Around 20 junta soldiers and 20 resistance fighters are killed in clashes in Mobye town, southern Shan State.[94]
March – The junta carries out repeated air bombing and looting of villages in Shan and Kayah State, attacking civilians, in what Amnesty International later accuses the junta of Collective Punishment[95]
7 March – Around 85 junta soldiers were reportedly killed during two clashes with local PDFs and Karenni forces in Demoso Township, Kayah State, during the previous weekend, with at least two junta soldiers captured.[96]
21 March –
Brigade 6 of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) stormed and occupied a Tatmadaw camp in the village of Maw Khi in Wallay Myaing subtownship, Myawaddy District, Kayin State in the evening. The Maw Khi camp is located about 50 miles south of Myawaddy, about three miles from the Burmese-Thai border.[97]
8 junta soldiers were reported killed in mine attacks by local resistance forces in the Magwe region.[98]
14 April – Fighting breaks out in parts of Loikaw City on 14 April.[101] Recent combat in Kayin state resulted in a marked increase in refugees on the Thai border.[102]
15 April – Junta soldiers suffer at least 30 casualties after being pushed back by the KNLA at the battle for Lay Kay Kaw.[103]
19 April – 30 junta soldiers are killed in two ambushes by local resistance forces in Pale Township, Sagaing Region.[104]
21 April –
2 junta officers and 24 men working for the military council's electricity department were arrested by KNDF forces in southern Shan State's Pekhon Township.[105]
A local defence force based in Tanintharyi Region's Kawthaung District claim that they managed to kill three Myanmar army soldiers, confiscate weapons and occupy a police station in the area.[106]
27 April – Chinland Defense Force fighters from Matupi reportedly ambush a 70 vehicle Tatmadaw column between Matupi and Kyauktaw, resulting in the deaths of 8 junta soldiers.[107]
12 June – Almost 90 junta troops are reportedly killed in fierce fighting in Chin State, Kachin State and northern Sagaing Region. Shootouts lasting several hours between military battalion 415 and combined Kachin State PDF and KIA forces near Shwegu Township and Mohnyin Township, Kachin State. Chin Defense Force (CDF) claim to have killed 16 regime soldiers in Kanpetlet Township, Chin State.[110]
16 – 18 Junta troops are killed by PDF ambush attacks in Yesagyo Township, Magway Region and Budalin Township, Sagaing Region. The attacks are claimed to be responses to the junta's arson attacks on 14 June.[111]
23 June – 50 civilians are detained as hostages after a nighttime raid by the junta in Khin-U Township.[112]
6 July – the Karen National Union stated that roughly 2,200 junta soldiers and militiamen had been killed since January 2022.[113] Around 40 junta soldiers and 11 PDF fighters were also reported killed in clashes in Pekon township, Shan state.[114]
23 July – the State Administration Council announced that it had executed four political prisoners, including Zayar Thaw and Kyaw Min Yu, marking the first time the death penalty had been carried out in Myanmar since the late 1980s.[115][116] The event was widely seen as provocative escalation by the Burmese military in the ongoing conflict.[117][118] The international community, including United Nations Secretary-General, the G7 nations, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the European Union strongly condemned the executions.[119][120]
11 August – At least 80 regime forces, including three battalion commanders and captains, are killed in firefights with PDF and EAOs across the country.[121]
16 August – Two mortar shells fired from Myanmar Army lands in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, killing one man and injuring five others. Myanmar Army helicopters allegedly entered Bangladeshi air space to attack Arakan Army and reportedly fired a shell within Bangladeshi air space. Two days later, Bangladesh summons Myanmar ambassador Aung Kyaw Moe to protest violation of land and airspace strongly.[124][125]
Aung San Suu Kyi is sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of election fraud. She will now serve an overall sentence of 20 years in prison for different charges.[126]
16 September – The Burmese military killed 11 children and wounded another 17, during an airborne strike at a school in Letyetkone village, Sagaing Region (see Let Yet Kone massacre).[128] The military claimed that the village had been harboring resistance fighters from the Kachin Independence Army and the People's Defense Force.[129] The attack was widely condemned by the international community, including the United Nations and European Union.[130][131]
23 September – retired Brigadier General Ohn Thwin, mentor to State Administration Council vice-chairman Senior General Soe Win, is assassinated by anti-regime guerilla groups in Yangon. This assassination increases security on high-ranking junta personnel as the highest ranked Myanmar army member to have been killed so far.[132]
8 October – Junta forces torch at least 20 villages in Sagaing and Magway regions in implement its "four cuts" strategy of attacking civilian houses to weaken anti-regime movements. However, according to Sagaing-based resistance spokespeople, people who lose everything in these torchings joined the resistance[133]
Mid-October – NUG releases a statement calling for the victory of the Spring Revolution by the end of 2023. This call to action is followed by increased fighting in urban areas and in Southeastern Myanmar with resistance forces.[134]
21 October –
Junta forces decapitate Saw Tun Moe, a high school teacher, and leave his head impaled on the a National Unity Government-administered school's spiked gate after burning and looting Taung Myint village in Magway Region[135]
KNLA-led troops begin sieging Kawkareik in the Battle of Kawkareik. A series of morning attacks near the highway leading into the city and on government offices leads to heavy fighting within the city.[137]
22 October – In the evening, KNLA-led troops retreat from Kawkareik after what appeared to be the first seizure of a major city. Fighting in the area continues.[134]
23 October – over 80 people were killed by an airstrike in Hpakant Township, Northern Myanmar during a celebration for the 62nd founding anniversary of the Kachin Independence Organization. It becomes the single deadliest attack on civilians (hence the term Hpakant massacre) since the start of the renewed civil war. The Junta denied there being civilian casualties while the United Nations condemned the attack. Reportedly among the dead was a singer and keyboard player performing at the event.[138]
12 November – Joint KNLA and People's Defence Team (PDT) forces raid and seize three junta bases in Shwegyin Township over three days. the PDT (or PaKaPha) is a newly formed set of local township defence forces controlled directly by the NUG's Ministry of Defence.[141]
13 November – One of the Myanmar Air Force's Mi-34 helicopter mistakenly fires on junta troops, killing 60 in friendly fire.[142]
14 November – Junta fines local administrators who fled their village in Pauk Township, Magway Region after fearing forced recruitment into the military-backed Pyusawhti militia earlier in November. Pyusawhti militias also looted the homes of those that fled.[143]
16–22 November – Chin state resistance forces used drones in a week-long siege of an outpost in Falam Township, killing 74% of the junta forces stationed. The Chin National Defence Force was ultimately unable to take the outpost due to the Air Force's aerial bombardments.[145]
19 November – Hundreds of homes and many civilians are killed in a series of raids on Sagaing resistance stronghold of Khin-U Township[146]
27 November – Arakan Army and the junta enter a temporary ceasefire either as a first step towards a more permanent ceasefire or for humanitarian reasons.[152]
13 December – Myanmar army utilises aerial bombs in clashes with the TNLA in the Battle of Namhsan.[156]
16 December – The BURMA Act is passed in the US authorising sanctions on individuals involved in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, support to civil society and humanitarian assistance as well as a position within the State Department dedicated to democracy in Burma.[157][158]
17 December – Junta retreats from the Battle of Namhsan after suffering 98 casualties and issues a statement claiming the attack was a misunderstanding and that they reached an agreement with the TNLA. The TNLA rejects the statement.[159]
27 December – Junta soldiers hide in civilian trucks impersonating workers to ambush local defence forces in Shwebo Township.[160]
29 December – Several high-ranking former government officials of Ayeyarwady Region are released from house arrest including former chief minister Hla Moe Aung[161]
30 December – Aung San Suu Kyi is sentenced to 33 years in prison for corruption.[162]
5 January – Clashes between PDF forces near Inle Lake and the Pa-O National Organisation (PNO) break out after the PNO attempted to force villages in the area to each provide a speedboat and a Pyusawhti militia recruit.[163]
19 January – the military launches air strikes at Moe Tarr Lay, Katha Township, Sagaing Region during a neighbourhood donation ceremony, killing seven civilians.[164]
31 January – The junta-run Ministry of Home Affairs issues a directive permitting citizens deemed "loyal to the state" to obtain firearm licences and permits.[165] To be eligible, citizens must be at least 18 and demonstrate a need for "personal safety".[165]
23 February – Martial law is extended to 3 additional townships in Sagaing Region.[167] The Myanmar Army's 99th Light Infantry Division (LID) launches a new offensive against villages in Sagaing Region to suppress the anti-military resistance.[168]
26 February – After a fight with local resistance forces in the village of Kandaw, four village fighters, including two teenagers, are decapitated.[169]
2 March – 99th LID troops execute 17 villagers during the Tar Taing massacre in Sagaing Region, including two men who are decapitated, and three women who are raped before they are killed.[170]
11 March – Army troops execute at least 30 villagers during the Pinlaung massacre in Shan State, including 3 Buddhist monks[171]
23 March – Combined Chin resistance consisting of CNA, CNDF, and CDFs conducted multiple ambushes on a regime convoy between Kalay, Falam and Hakha. The convoy consisted of at least 30 vehicles, including two armoured cars, and were carrying troops, equipment and food supplies.[172] The resistance forces destroyed three vehicles, stopped the convoy and seized the two armoured vehicles. The NUG awarded the combined Chin forces four hundred million kyat for seizing the two armoured vehicles.[173]
24 March – CNA and CDF-Mautpi ambush another junta convoy carrying 80 troops on the road between Matupi and Paletwa, leaving the convoy with only about 50 troops, a dozen among whom were injured.[174]
Early April – the Kawthoolei Army (KTLA) launches an offensive on the Karen State Border Guard Force (BGF)-held Shwe Kokko in retaliation for the imprisonment and killing of the group's spokesperson by the BGF. They reportedly capture 5 BGF bases.[175]
5 April – During a clash between PDF near Than Bo village, Nawnghkio Township, a civilian house was destroyed by an artillery shell fired by junta forces. 11-month old Sai War War Tun and 14-year old Nang Ma Aye were killed and their parents were injured.[176]
8 April – The KTLA's offensive begins to stall. After junta/BGF counterattacks, the KTLA had to retreat, receiving heavy losses. In response, the Karen National Union (KNU) stated they were not informed of the attack, nor did they approve it. Later, the KNU would state that they would not accept the KTLA in KNU-held territory.[177]
10 April – CNDF attacks a junta base near Varr village on the Kalay-Falam Road in Falam Township, killing eleven regime soldiers, capturing fourteen, and seizing weapons and ammunition.[178]
11 April – Myanmar Air Force bombs a gathering celebrating the opening of a People's Administration Office in Pazigyi, Kantbalu Township, Sagaing Region killing at least 120 civilians, including several children.[179]
17 April – A combined PDF force led by Yinmabin District's PDF Battalion 1 seized a junta base on Tower Taing hill in Kani Township, killing 30 soldiers from the base and seizing around 16 weapons including automatic rifles and grenade launchers as well as ammunition, while only about 3 remaining junta soldiers from the base escaped.[180][181]
14 May – Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar; the SAC declared the majority of Rakhine State and four townships in Chin State as disaster areas staffed by military officers. Although the NUG and Arakan Army appealed to foreign donors to help, all aid is screened by the Junta.[182]
1 June – NUG announces the formation of the PDF's first battalion in Yangon Region- Battalion 5101.[183]
18 June – A combined force of PDF and KNLA take control of the No. 8 Union Highway, installing checkpoints and arresting junta personnel.[184]
19 June – The Urban Owls guerilla group assassinates Ye Khaing, the operations director and head of security of Yangon International Airport and a former air force major was assassinated outside his house at Mingaladon Township, Yangon. Ye Khaing was accused of providing information to the junta, detaining anti-junta activists at Myanmar's primary international airport.[185] Urban Owls also claimed that Ye Khaing was a confidante of Steven Law, the owner of Asia World Company, which operates the airport, and is a major supporter of the regime in connection with the second-in-command, Senior General Soe Win.[186]
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10 August – Junta forces and a coalition of several rebel groups clash at Thandaung, near Nay Pyi Taw. The rebel forces aim to capture the 606th Light Infantry Division Headquarters.[194]
26 August –
Junta forces attempt to take TNLA controlled areas in Kutkai Township leading to counterattacks, including in nearby Muse Township.[195]
3 junta soldiers are killed and six injured during an attack on two junta bases in Hpapun Township byt KNLA Brigade 5.[195]
27 August –
11 resistance groups, including PDF groups and the Civilian's Defense and Security Organization of Myaung, jointly conduct drone strikes in Sagaing Township in the early morning killing 17 soldiers.
Dawei Defense Team attacks a junta unit of 80 troops in Launglon Township, Tanintharyi Tegion, using land mines in the shootout.[195]
29 August – Tavoy People Liberation Force attacks and kill three junta soldiers at a military checkpoint in Yebyu Township, Tanintaryi Region.[195]
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3 September – Cobra Column, a resistance group active in Southern Myanmar, attacks the township administrative office in Myawaddy twice using drones. Five people, including a policeman and a high-ranking military official, were killed and 11 were severely wounded.[196]
15 September – The Northern Thandaung Defense Force and the Lethal Prop drone unit attack the Aye Lar military base near the Nay Pyi Taw International Airport with 2 makeshift bombs. It was the first documented drone attack by resistance forces on an airbase.[197]
9 October – The Myanmar military launched an artillery attack targeting Laiza, a town in northern Myanmar that serves as the capital of the Kachin Independence Army. The attack hit Monlaike, an IPD camp located two miles away from Laiza, killing at least 29 civilians, and multiple were injured, including 13 children.[198]
The KNLA and PDF combined forces launched an assault on Kawkareik, leading to severe clashes between the rebel forces and junta forces around the town.[202]
30 October –
Operation 1027 – Nawnghkio fell under limited TNLA and Mandalay-PDF control[203]
Operation 1027 – In Kunlong, 41 combatants, including three commanding officers surrendered to the MNDAA.[204]
Operation 1027 – A firefight between TNLA and SSPP/SSA-N soldiers, reportedly stemming from reasons unrelated to Operation 1027, resulted in 4 deaths.[217]
8 November- Operation 1027- TNLA and MDY-PDF attack the junta's base near the Goteik viaduct, seizing the key Goktwin bridge on the main highway from Mandalay to China.[218]
Operation 1111 – A Myanmar Air Force fighter jet crashes in Kayah State. The KNDF claims responsibility but it remains unclear if the crash was due to a technical failure.[220]
12 November –
Operation 1027 – TNLA captures the Kyinti military base and a bridge near Hsipaw[221]
Operation 1027 – Light Infantry Battalion 129, comprising more than 200 soldiers and family members, surrenders to the MNDAA in Laukkaing Township, Shan State.[222][223]
13 November –
Rakhine State – AA attacks two border guard stations in Rathedaung Township breaking the Rakhine State ceasefire agreement between the junta and AA.[224]
Chin State – Chin National Army captures town of Rikhawdar on India-Myanmar border after two days of battle.[225]
Operation 1111 – The KNDF takes control of Loikaw University. 110+ junta soldiers were killed during the two-day battle.[227]
16 November –
AA takes control of Pauktaw, Rakhine a town very close to the Rakhine state capital Sittwe. The Myanmar Navy fires back with air support, hitting civilian houses with machine gun fire.[228]
Operation 1027 – Cybercrime ringleader Ming Xuechang and his family were arrested by Myanmar junta authorities and handed over to China. Ming Xuechang died in police custody.[229][230]
23 November – A combined force of KNA(B) and PDFs captured a UNLF(PAMBEI) camp 2 miles east of Thanan village.[233]
24 November – Civilians in Yangon close businesses early and students stop attending public high schools amidst nighttime armoured vehicle patrols and reports of forced conscription and robberies by military personnel. The military denies such report, although junta media sources claim civilians are being arrested for connections to the PDF.[234][235]
25 November – Chin National Army captures town of Lailenpi in Matupi Township.[236]
28 November –
Operation 1027 – Light Infantry Battalion 125, comprising 186 soldiers, surrenders to the MNDAA. MNDAA takes control of Konkyan Township.[237][222]
Operation 1027 – The Brotherhood Alliance claims that they have captured roads leading into Muse, which carried 98% of all cross-border trade with China, amounting to $2.2 billion in the six months to October.[238]
29 November –
CDF And CNA captures town of Rezua in Matupi Township.[239]
Rival Shan ethnic armed organizations, the Restoration Council of Shan State and the Shan State Progressive Party, declare a ceasefire. The SSPP stated that the 2 armies "[intended] to unite as one in the future." They also stated they would release POWs captured during past hostilities.[240]
1 December – Battle of Laukkai – MNDAA starts penetrating the Tong Chain neighbourhood in southeastern Laukkai city, focusing fire on military targets as hundreds of civilians still remained trapped in the city. Chinese embassy in Yangon urges all citizens to leave the city.[241]
3 December – Battle of Luakkai – MNDAA attacks military outpost on Four Buddhist Statues Hill immediately south of Laukkai. The battle lasted eight hours as the junta had a substantial presence on the hilltop base.[242]
4 December –
Operation 1107: KNLA and local PDF units capture the town of Mone in Kyaukkyi Township, marking the first capture of a settlement in Bago Region.[243]
Battle of Luakkai – MNDAA attacks retreating junta soldiers who had abandoned positions in north of the city[242]
5 December – Arakan Army captures Tarunaing military base in Paletwa Township.[244]
6 December – Battle of Luakkai- MNDAA captures Four Buddhist Statues Hill, controlling all territory south of Laukkai and begin focusing on the city's north side.[245]
11 December – China holds peace talks between the Tatmadaw and various rebel groups in the North, including the alliance, saying there were 'positive results'.[246]
13 December – The Brotherhood Alliance announce that the peace talks in China "lasted only 10 minutes" and vowed to continue fighting.[247]
15 December – Operation 1027 – TNLA captures town of Namhsan.[248]
18 December – Battle of Laukkai resumes when the Myanmar Air Force carries out three airstrikes on MNDAA targets in Htin Par Keng, a village directly north of Laukkai's northern city gates.[249]
19 December – Battle of Luakkai – MNDAA gains control of the Yanlonkyaing border gate, Border Point 122 on the Chinese border with Nansan, Yunnan, and Border Point 125, a smaller border crossing and site of an IDP camp with 30,000 people.[250]
22 December – Operation 1027 – TNLA routs Light Infantry Battalion 130 and captures town of Mantong. The Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone is now fully controlled by the TNLA.[251]
25 December – Battle of Luakkai – Junta airstrikes and artillery in Tong Chain, Laukkai city kill 8 civilians and injuring 24 .[252]
26 December – Battle of Luakkai – Tatmadaw's 55th Light Infantry Division and local Border Guard Forces (BGF) surrender to the MNDAA, totalling 90 people, including BGF commander Bai Suocheng. After the surrender, the MNDAA takes over the police compound and begin patrolling the city.[253]
27 December – KNLA-led forces take control of Nat Than Kwin in the Bago Region.[254]
28 December – "Most" of Laukkai comes under MNDAA control, with junta forces largely abandoning the city.[252]
29 December – A fierce firefight erupted between the Junta soldiers and rebels. As a result, 151 Junta soldiers crossed the border into Mizoram, India. They surrendered to Assam rifle forces, official report states that the soldiers will be repatriated back to Myanmar as soon as possible.[255]
4 January – Battle of Laukkai – Junta military personnel surrender their headquarters on 4 January and hand weapons and ammunition to MNDAA troops as they and their families evacuate the city. Up to 1000 regime troops, family and civil servants were evacuated to Lashio, which itself is surrounded by the Three Brotherhood Alliance.[256]
5 January – The Battle of Laukkai ends, with the MNDAA gaining full control of Laukkai and the Kokang Self-Administered Zone.[257] According to the MNDAA, 2389 junta personnel and about 1600 family members laid down their arms and surrendered. A junta spokesperson stated that they made the decision prioritizing the safety of their families.[258] Surrendering personnel and families who had not already left the previous day are evacuated to Lashio.[259]
13 January- TNLA reports that the junta breaks their ceasefire agreement with airstrikes in various townships in Northern Shan, including Lashio Township and Kyaukme Township.[267]
15 January – Arakan Army captured the town of Paletwa in Chin State following fighting since November 13, 2023.[268]
18 January – Fierce firefighting ensues between Junta forces and Arakan Army with AA capturing a town on the Mizoram-Myanmar border. 276 Myanmar soldiers, along with their arms and ammunition, reached Bandukbanga village on the India-Myanmar-Bangladesh border tripoint and surrendered to the Indian army.[269]
20 January –
The Indian Government decides to fence the 1,643 km border with Myanmar, the decision was made after the recent influx of refugees and junta soldiers about more than 600 surrendering to Indian forces.[270]
The Tatmadaw and the Pa-O National Army (PNA) engages in a firefight with the Pa-O National Liberation Army (PNLA) at Hopong Township after the former attempted to confiscate weapons from the latter's convoy, injuring some soldiers and PNA fighters while PNLA casualty figures remain unknown.[271]
KIA and allied forces captured the town of Mabein.[272]
24 January –
PNLA, local PDF forces, and the KNDF attack the PNO/Junta-controlled town of Hsi Hseng. The Tatmadaw responds with airstrikes and shelling.[273]
In Ye, Mon State, the PDF ambushes a vehicle belonging to the Junta-aligned Mon Peace Defense Force (MPDF). Three MPDF members were killed and two Type 56 AKs and an M79 grenade launcher are captured.[274]
25 January – Arakan Army seizes the control of a port town, Pauktaw after heavy clashes with junta forces. Most of the town's buildings are heavily damaged.[275]
26 January – PNLA takes control of Hsi Hseng, Shan State.[276]
29 January –
KNLA and PDF forces shoot down a Tatmadaw Eurocopter AS365 with machine guns, sniper rifles, and RPGs as it was landing. Brigadier General Aye Min Naung of the 44th Light Infantry Division and the pilot were among the five recorded casualties.[277][278]
Arakan Army has reportedly seized the Junta's Light Infantry Battalion 380 headquarters in Minbya Township, Rakhine State.[279]
31 January – A joint force led by Karen National Defence Organisation conducts a drone strike that killed two military commanders; Captain Zaw Win Naing of 32nd Infantry Division and Captain Wai Lin Soe of 585th Light Infantry Division in Htee Ka Pa Lel village, south of Myawaddy town.[280]
1 February – Arakan Army has reportedly captured the Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 540 in Mrauk-U Township after heavy fighting.[281]
5 February –
Myanmar Air Force bombs a school in Dawsiei village, Demoso Township, killing at least four children and injuring ten.[282]
A Bangladeshi woman and a Rohingya man died from a mortar shell that fell on the Ghumdum border in Bandarban, reportedly fired by Myanmar.[283]
6 February – Combined forces of the KIA and PDF have seized two junta military outposts in Hpakant and Mansi townships in Kachin State.[284]
7 February –
Arakan Army took control of Rakhine State's Minbya Township after capturing the last two military battalion headquarters in the township.[285]
The Arakan Army additionally capture the town of Kyauktaw, while heavy fighting continued in Mrauk U and Ramree.[286]
9 February – The Tatmadaw and police abandons their posts in Myebon to report to Kyaukphyu on 9 February, leaving ammunition behind in their rush and abandoning the southern township of Mrauk-U District.[287]
10 February –
Myanmar's junta announced a law requiring all men aged 18–35 and women aged 18–27 to serve at least two years under military command from 10 February onwards.[288]
Mrauk U was captured by the Arakan Army, with three Myanmar Navy landing craft reportedly being sunk.
11 February – In response to the seizure of the three towns, the junta blows up the Kisapanadi bridge, which spans the Kaladan River in Kyauktaw Township at 8 p.m. Earlier that day, they also destroy the Min Chaung bridge at the entrance to the state capital, Sittwe.[289]
13 February – Anti-junta groups conceded that regime forces recaptured the town of Kawlin from the NUG.[290]
14 February –
A splinter group of the New Mon State Party's armed wing, Mon National Liberation Army, named Mon National Liberation Army (Anti-Military Dictatorship), announcea that they will no longer negotiate with the junta and will join hands with the revolutionary forces, effectively declaring war on the junta.[291][292] The splinter group's leadership, made up of senior MNLA officials, stated that they would only be active in areas the MNLA was not[293] and intended to unite with local resistance forces.[294]
15 February – The Arakan Army captured Myebon after junta forces abandoned it 6 days earlier.[296]
18 and 19 February – 100 Rohingya men from four villages in Buthidaung Township are conscripted by the junta despite the draft only applying to citizens. The men undergo 14 days of basic training while the junta promises them ID cards, a bag of rice, and a monthly salary of US$41. Many Rohingya who successfully dodge the draft strive to join Arakan Army over ARSA or the RSO.[297][298] Simultaneously, junta officials threatened to revoke the citizenship of KameinIDPs in Kyaukphyu if men between the ages of 18 and 55 did not form militias.[299]
20 February –
KIA forces capture the Jehkam military base after 4 days of attacks.[300]
Junta forces launched an offensive to recapture the town of Maw Luu, which had been captured by the KIA and ABSDF in December 2023.[302]
Clashes broke out east of Hopong after junta/PNA forces attacked PNLA forces. After several hours, junta forces were forced to retreat.[303]
23 February –
SSPP and allied troops captured a military base between Hopong and Mong Pan.[304]
Clashes were reported at the Htam Sam cave between PNLA and the Junta, along the Taunggyi-Loilem road.[305]
26 February – AA intensifies clashes on Ramree killing 80 junta soldiers over three days.[306]
27 February – The majority of homes in Kawlin are razed by junta forces.[307]
28 February – AA captures the final junta outpost in Minbya Township, taking full control of the township.[308]
29 February – An Indian delegation led by Parliament member K. Vanlalvena meets with members of the Arakan Army in Paletwa to discuss the continuation of the building of the Kaladan Road Project, alongside inspecting a section of the road.[309]
2 March – The NMSP-AMD detained 3 leaders of local pro-junta "People's Militia Forces" in Karmarwet and Kawt Pi Htaw, Mudon Township, additionally seizing several weapons.[310]
3 March – Junta soldiers based in Hsaik Hkawng and Bang Yin attack Hsi Hseng, entering the city.[311]
4–5 March – In response to NMSP-AMD activity, the junta expanded their presence in Mudon and Kamarwet Townships, stationing 160 soldiers throughout both townships.
5 March –
The Tatmadaw claim to have imposed martial law on three townships that were under the administrative and military control of the TNLA: Mantong Township, Namhsan Township, and Namtu Township. The announcement was interpreted by analysts as an attempt to "save face by declaring martial law in towns over which they have lost control".[312]
Karenni forces capture the Hpasawng Bridge to which the junta responded by attacked a monastery in the town, killing five and wounding 20 internally displaced people (IDP).[315]
7 March –
Operation 0307- the KIA simultaneously launches attacks on over ten junta outposts in eastern Kachin. Fighting primarily takes place along the highway between Bhamo and the Kachin State capital, Myitkyina, as well as around Laiza.[316]
U Shwe Min, a pro-junta militia leader of the Lisu National Development Party, was killed during a KIA raid on a camp near Aung Myay Thit village.[317]
8 March –
AA issues a statement stating that they will cooperate with local Chin leaders to create a civilian government in Paletwa, with the AA acting as peacekeepers.[318]
11 March – KIA announces they have captured 20 junta bases and outposts in Kachin State since launching an operation there the previous week.[321]
12 March –
AA captures Ramree town in Rakhine State from the junta.[322]
the Arakan Army claims to have captured the Aung Thapyay border outpost in Maungdaw Township, forcing 179 junta soldiers to flee into neighboring Bangladesh.[323]
14 March –
MNDAAA reopens 2 border crossings, Chin Shwe Haw and Kyu Koke, on the border with China for trade.[324]
Junta forces begin an offensive on the villages of Sakkan and Kampani to resist anti-junta attacks on Kale, capturing Kampani. Resistance forces responded by issuing a "final warning" to junta forces in the town, prompting civilians to begin evacuating.[326]
KIA begins attacking the Infantry Battalion 46 junta garrison post within Sumprabum. The junta responds with aerial strikes.[319]
15 March – KIA seizes the headquarters of the Infantry Battalion 237 in Bhamo District.[327]
17 March – Arakan Army captures the town of Rathedaung, cutting off Sittwe from northern Rakhine State.[328]
19 March – 21 administrators in Rakhine's Thandwe announce their resignation in response to the military recruitment.[329]
22 March –
The KIA claims to have captured over 50 military outposts and 13 strategically significant junta bases around the Myitkyina-Bhamo Road, including: all outposts surrounding Laiza, battalion headquarters in 5 townships, and camps near the KIA's old headquarters of Pajau.[330]
The Mon State Revolution Force (MSRF), in cooperation with several other Mon State-based resistance groups, begin vehicle inspections along the road stretching from the Malwe Mountain to Kaleinaung, prompting junta forces to close the road.[331]
Before 23 March – Sometime before the 23rd, a Rohingya man was shot in Sittwe, with the Arakan Army being blamed. It was later found that the shooting was committed by one of the pro-junta factions of the Arakan Liberation Army, working as a proxy of the junta in an attempt to stir ethnic tensions between the Arakanese and the Rohingya.[332][dubious – discuss]
24 March – The Arakan Army starts an offensive on Ann Township, launching attacks on Ann, the headquarters of the junta's Western Command. Concurrently, the Arakan Army launched attacks on neighboring Ngape Township in Magway Region. Ann's location is strategically important as the link between Rakhine and Magway Region via the Minbu-Ann road through the Arakan Mountains and as a gateway preventing AA from attacking southern Rakhine State.[333]
25 March – The MNLA-AMD, alongside several allies such as the Mon National Army, captured the Kawt Bein Police Station in Kawkareik Township.[334] In response, junta forces shelled Kawt Bein and surrounding settlements.[335]
26 and 27 March – The MNDAA and the Shan State Army (SSPP) clashed in the Namsalat and Seiau Village Tracts, Hseni Township, after the MNDAA reportedly began launching drone bombs and attacks on SSPP camps.[336]
26 March – The MNDAA and the Tatmadaw clash shortly for the first time since the Chinese-brokered ceasefire. Junta forces attempted to invade MNDAA-controlled territory from Kone Nyaung, south-east of Lashio but were repelled.[337] In response, the Chinese ambassador to Myanmar met with the junta foreign minister on 28 March to discuss ending the clashes.[338]
27 March – Arakan Army forces seize the camp near Ge Laung and Lone Kauk villages of Ann Township.[339]
28 March –
Papun is captured by the KNLA after a siege that began on March 20.[340]
KIA seized two junta bases in Yaw Yone and Nga Gayan near Lweje on the Chinese border in Momauk Township.[341]
Natogyi PDF and two other resistance groups attack a junta base in the east of Natogyi town and kill and injured several regime soldiers next day[341]
29 March – Natogyi PDF and two other resistance groups attack regime forces stationed at the police station and construction department office in Natogyi.[341]
31 March – the KNLA and the Ba Htoo Army ambushed junta reinforcements in Dawei Township, Tanintharyi Region, killing and injuring up to 40 soldiers.[342]
1 April – The KIA completes the capture of the entirety of the Bhamo-Lweje road.[342]
4 April – The People's Defense Force launched an unprecedented drone attack against Aye Lar airbase, the main Tatmadaw headquarters, and Min Aung Hlaing's residence in the capital, Naypyitaw. Almost 30 drones were deployed; junta forces claimed 7 were shot down.[343][344]
5 April – The junta garrison in Myawaddy surrenders to the KNLA, allowing anti-junta forces to take the border town.[345]
7 April – During the capture of Myawaddy, certain junta officials fled into Thailand. The junta requested Thailand for a military flight from Mae Sot to evacuate said officials and others awaiting refuge on the border.[346]
8 April – PDF forces launch drone attacks on the Southeastern Command headquarters in Mawlamyine while Soe Win, deputy commander-in-chief of the junta, was in the building.[347]
9 April –
KNLA troops take control of the Thai–Myanmar Friendship Bridge border crossing in northeastern Myawaddy in the morning.[348] Then, they launch heavy assaults on the LIB 275th base. In response, the Karen National Army (Formerly the Karen State Border Guard Force) states that they had taken positions in the town to prevent clashes.[349]
Around 10pm, the KNLA captures the LIB 275th base in the town and over 200 junta soldiers cross the border into Mae Sot. In response, Thailand deployed the 3rd Army along the border.[351] After the capture of the town, the junta began sending reinforcements in a counteroffensive to retake the town, which promptly stalled in Kyondoe.[352][353]
The Karenni National Solidarity Organisation (KNSO), a "people's militia force" under the junta, declares war on the junta and joined resistance groups after an over 20-year ceasefire.[354]
14 April –
A bomb exploded during a Thingyan festival in Mandalay, injuring 12 people. No group claimed responsibility, although some PDF groups and Burmese artists warned people not to celebrate at SAC-sponsored festivals.[355]
Simultaneously, the PDF launched 107mm rockets at the Defence Services Academy to assassinate Min Aung Hlaing. However, he survived, and some of the shells missed their target and hit the Pyin Oo Lwin People's Hospital's orthopedic wing.[356]
15 April – Arakha Army clashed with the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army in Buthidaung, resulting in 25 Rohingya deaths and 3,000 fleeing.[357]
19 April – Two LGBT siblings were arrested in Kyaukphyu by the Myanmar Police Force. One, a vegetable seller, was accused of providing food to Arakha Army while the other was arrested on unknown charges.[358]
22 April – Intense clashes break out around the Tha Htay hydropower plant in northern Thandwe Township, reportedly leading to the deaths of "dozens" of junta soldiers.[359]
23 April – The BURMA Act goes through its first implementation with $121 million earmarked for Fiscal Year 2024. $75 million is reserved for refugee assistance programs, $25 million for nonlethal assistance and technical support for the NUG and EAOs, and the rest towards documentation of atrocities, civil society programs, and assistance towards groups such as the Rohingya, political prisoners, and Tatmadaw deserters.[360]
24 April – The town of Myawaddy was recaptured by junta forces after KNLA troops were forced to withdrew following heavy firefight.[361]
25 April – After a day long battle involving around 300 junta troops, junta forces recapture the town of Kawt Bein and Dhamma Tha from Mon resistance
26 April – The Junta forces recaptured Kawkareik Township village on the border of Mon and Karen states from Karen and Mon rebels. Also the Kawbein village and Dhamma Tha village was also recaptured from rebels after heavy gunfight with arrival of reinforcements and heavy artillery bombardment.[362]
27 April – It was reported that the Karen National Liberation Army captured a military base and supply station in Karen State's Papun Township.[363]
3 May – The vice-chairperson of the Shan State Progress Party announced that it and its armed forces, the Shan State Army (SSPP), would join revolutionary forces before retracting his statement two days later.[366]
7 May – Thaksin Shinawatra, the former PM of Thailand, met leaders of the NUG and EAOs, attempting to mediate a resolution of the conflict.[367]
9 May – Myanmar Air Force bombs to a monastery in Akyi Pan Pa Lun, Saw Township, Magway Region killing at least 15 and injuring 30.[368][369][370]
11 May – Junta troops execute 32 villagers during the Lethtoketaw massacre in Lethtoketaw, Sagaing Region.[371][372][373]
16 May – The Zoland Defense Force and other CBA members, launch an offensive to capture Tonzang from the junta and its allied Zomi Revolutionary Army,[374]
After a month of warnings, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) began blockading several villages in Namhkam Township which SSPP/SSA soldiers were stationed in, eventually confiscating SSPP/SSA weapons and detainin Shan soldiers, transporting them to neighboring Mu Se Township. Due to this, the SSPP/SSA reportedly withdrew from camps in Hsenwi, Kutkai, and Pang Hseng.[380]
28 May – The CBA captures a junta base near Tedim.[379]
30 May – CDF-Matupi captures the district administrative office on the Matupi-Hakha road in Matupi Township.[381]
31 May – The Daai Local Council announces that local defense forces in Kanpetlet, Matupi, Mindat, and Paletwa Townships had agreed to form the Chinland Defence Force – Daai. The council also stated that the 4 townships would be united into 1 administrative area under its governance, and that a constitution for the Daai Chin would be written.[382]
2 June – Clashes erupt on the Thandwe-Taungup highway near Ngapali Beach, Thandwe. AA captures the village of Gawt.[383]
7 June – Junta soldiers killed more than 60 villagers accused for collaborating with AA in Singaung village, Rakhine State.[384]
8 June – The Tatmadaw launches an offensive to recapture National Highway 8, the only paved road linking the Tanintharyi Region in southern Myanmar to the rest of the country.[385]
9 June –
The Junta Na Na Kha 2 battalion visited a Rohingya village in Maungdaw where the commander convinced youths to stay in the village and provide supplies when asked. However, the youths refused the order to burn down ethnic Rakhine houses and fled.[386]
Chin resistance groups announced the launch of "Operation Chin Brotherhood", aimed at coordinating their efforts to drive junta's troops out of the state. They subsequently launched an attack on the town of Matupi.[387]
The Kachin Independence Army capture the town of Sadon, resulting in the loss of junta control for all border trade routes in Kachin State.[390]
An army base less than 1 mile away from Northwestern Command HQ (Monywa) was captured by a coalition of People's Defence Force called Union Liberation Front.[391]
13 June – Chin resistance announce the capture of Matupi's police station and administrative offices, leading junta forces to retreat to bases north and south of the town[387]
14 June – Junta forces begin to amass forces in towns surrounding 3BA-held territory, fortifying positions in Mongyai, Muse, Kyaukme, Hsipaw, Pyin Oo Lwin, and Lashio with "tens of thousands" of soldiers, leading military sources to warn residents to take cautionary safety measures.[392]
15 June – the Arakan Army launches an offensive to capture Taungup, with AA forces launching attacks on the junta base near Taungup University.[393]
16 June – Junta forces from Tedim launched an offensive to recapture positions along the Tedim-Kalay road.[394]
17 June –
Heavy clashes break out outside of Kyaukphyu as junta forces leave Danyawaddy naval base, near Thaing Chaung village, leading to 10 junta deaths.[395]
Operation Chin Brotherhood continues with CBA forces and allies capturing the 304th Light Infantry Battalion base outside of Matupi, 1 of 2 remaining bases surrounding Matupi.[396]
CBA forces detain a Chin National Army soldier driving close to the frontline, and plan to release him the following day.[397]
18 June –
Junta forces recapture Kennedy Peak from the Zomi Federal Union . After the outpost's capture, junta forces begin launching raids on surrounding villages.[394]
The Chin National Army and allies launched a surprise attack on the CBA near Matupi, leading to 2 CBA deaths.[397]
20 June –
AA forces ambushes a junta column along the Taungup-Pandaung road, leading to 60 junta deaths.[398]
Junta forces recapture the strategically important Tainngen village.[399]
During clashes the two Chin rival groups around Matupi, the CNA/Chinland Council was forced to retreat from the Matupi area.[402]
Chinland Defense Forces clash with junta forces outside of the Chin State capital Hakha. The junta retaliated by setting fires to homes in the town.[403]
Tatmadaw officials met with battalion commanders for the SSPP and United Wa State Army (UWSA), unsuccessfully attempting to bribe them to end arms sales to other ethnic armies.[404]
26 June –
After announcing the day before that it would resume military operations against the junta following repeated ceasefire violations, the TNLA seizes the town of Nawnghkio in northern Shan State.[405]
The AA begins attacking Ngapali beach itself and the remaining 2 junta bases in Thandwe town.[406]
27 June –
Junta forces lose control of recent gains in northern Chin State after Chinland Council-led counteroffensives recapture both Kennedy Peak and Tainngen. Junta forces retreat to Khaing Kham.[407]
TNLA forces burn down Kyatpyin Police Station while attempting to capture Kyatpyin to encircle junta forces in neighboring Mogok. It was also reported that the TNLA had entered eastern areas of Mogok.[408]
28 June – The TNLA had capture most of Kyaukme and continue attacking the junta bases around the town.[409]
29 June – The CBA captures the 140th Infantry Battalion base north of Matupi and consequently seized the entire town.[410]
The Arakan Army confirms the capture of Thandwe Airport, claiming that 400 junta soldiers had died in the battle.[412]
The CNA detains 2 Yaw Defense Force (YDF) soldiers in Gangaw Township for "temporary questioning", taking the detainees to Camp Victoria 80 miles (130 km) away.
The TNLA attacked junta positions near Tangyan.[416]
The MDY-PDF and TNLA capture the last junta bases near Nawnghkio and capture the town completely.[417]
11 July – Following an agreement with junta forces, the UWSA takes control of the town of Tangyan in northern Shan State by deploying thousands of soldiers. Some UWSA soldiers are reportedly sent to Lashio as well.[418]
12 July – The Daai Regional Council and its armed forces, the CDF-Daai, resign from the Chinland Council to prioritise the "consolidation" of the Daai people.[419]
13 July – The Shan State Army (SSPP) takes control of the town of Mongyai, in a move apparently aimed at preventing fighting in northern Shan State from spreading southwards.[420]
14 July – MNDAA institutes a tenuous 4-day ceasefire after meeting with the Chinese Communist Party. Despite the ceasefire, clashes continued.[421][422] TNLA and SSPP leaders also met in Panghsang, Wa State, to discuss an end to clashes.[423]
16 July – TNLA forces capture most of Mongmit and began launching attacks on the junta headquarters south of the town.[424]
MDY-PDF captured Singu and its surrounding township, further cutting off junta forces in Northern Shan State.[426]
20 July –
As part of "Operation Rung", the CDF-Hakha capture the Hakha Main Police Station and release 62 detainees.[427]
The 3BA, reportedly under pressure from China, agreed to extend the ceasefire to 31 July.[428] On the same day, despite the ceasefire, junta reinforcements launched renewed attacks on Kyaukme.[429]
22 July – CNA and allies launched an offensive to take remaining junta bases in Thantlang, quickly capturing several bases on the Thantlang-Hakha road.[37]
25 July – TNLA and MDY-PDF enters and capture Mogok.[430]
27 July –
The CNA and Zomi Revolutionary Army meet in Aizawl for peace negotiations.[431]
UWSA forces enter Lashio with the permission of both the MNDAA and junta to protect their external relations offices.[432]
30 July – MNDAA forces ambush junta reinforcements attempting to reach Lashio, inflicting heavy casualties.[433]
31 July –
KNDF and allies seize Junta positions around the tourist hotspot of Inle Lake.
TNLA forces take complete control over Mongmit after capturing the last junta in the town.[434]
6 August – The TNLA takes the last junta base in Kyaukme was captured, completing the TNLA's capture of the town.[439]
8 August – Hundreds of residents flee Pyin Oo Lwin out of fear of a potential offensive by anti-junta forces.[440]
9 August – The 3 Brotherhood Alliance calls on Northeastern Command chief Brigadier-General Soe Hlaing to surrender himself and Muse, from which he directs Northeastern Command operations. Muse remained safe for him due to the proximity with the Chinese border.[441]
10 August –
According to the National Unity Government, the Myanmar military junta controls less than 30% of all towns.[442]
TNLA forces launches an offensive against Hsipaw, capturing the town's prison.[443]
11 August – MDY-PDF launches an offensive against Tagaung, the first historical capital of the Burmese monarchy, capturing the town the next day.[444]
18 August – Reports of a series of drone attacks targeting Rohingya villagers fleeing the river killing 200+ people was reported. Both the Junta and Arakan Army have traded blame for the attacks.[450]
22 August – Resistance groups seize Junta air defence unit in Tada-U[451]
25 August – MDY-PDF captures the town of Thabeikkyin and its township, bringing the entire Thabeikkyin District under rebel control.[449]
29 August – The Ruili City Security Commission demanded the TNLA to “End all military activities harmful to Chinese border stability and to the lives and properties of Chinese citizens. Otherwise, China will take more deterrent and disciplinary measures."[452][453]
3 September – The People's Liberation Army announces that it had captured 138 elephants in offensives around Mandalay, and promised to protect them from poaching and black market trade.[454]
8 and 9 September – According to the Arakan Army, Myanmar Air Force bombs struck a clinic, a United Nations building, and two detention centers in Pauktaw and Maungdaw Townships. Dozens of people were killed and/or injured (including ARSA and RSO POWs).[456]
10 September – 29 conscripts, including 27 people who attempted to migrate to Thailand, kill two junta soldiers. Armed with their weapons, the majority of them fled to KNU territory while the remaining two were reported missing. 22 of them entered KNLA ranks.[457]
12 September – The KIA seized a police station in Seing Taung, a village on the outskirts of Hpakant.[458]
13 September – 18 KNDF medics drowned in Typhoon Yagi floods while attending a training course.[459]
18 September – The MNDAA declared that they would not form alliances with the NUG or "foreign communities opposing China and Myanmar." They further declared the ceasing of all military action against the SAC junta, except in cases of self-defense.[460]
20 September – Tatmadaw forces purportedly backed by Lahu militias attacked an RCSS base in Mongping.[461][462]
26 September – The SAC junta attempted to jumpstart negotiations between the EAOs and the PDFs to lay down their arms in exchange for participating in elections.[463][464]
29 September – The KIA capture the town of Chipwi.[465]
3 October – Indonesia announced that officials from ASEAN, the European Union, the United Nations, and NUG would meet in a regional summit in Jakarta at a later date. The SAC junta is not expected to attend.[467][468]
8 October – Resistance groups capture Pinlebu on the border of Sagaing Region and Kachin State. Over 50 anti-regime groups took part in the joint operation. Nearly 800 junta troops were defeated. The Pinlebu military operation began on August 15 and after more than 50 days of fighting, the town was captured.[469]
10 October – Junta troops torch village Budalin, Sagaing Region. Around 200 junta troops set fire to Kyauk Oh Myauk village in Budalin Township, Sagaing Region on Wednesday, according to residents and other local sources. The raids follow a resistance attack on junta troops near Budalin town on September 30 in which 35 regime soldiers were reportedly killed and 43 others taken prisoner.[citation needed]
The Ta'ang National Liberation Army said it had released 191 family members of junta soldiers detained during its offensive against Light Infantry Battalion 503 and 504 in Hsipaw Township in northern Shan State. The TNLA defeated the last junta battalion, Infantry Battalion 23, in Hsipaw Township on Sunday.[citation needed]
16 October – TNLA declared total victory in northern Shan State's Hsipaw after seizing Infantry Battalion 23, the last of three junta strongholds in the township, after nearly three months of fighting. The armed group said it has also captured the township's police station and department offices. It seized around 160 pieces of ordnance during the fighting.[citation needed]
17 October – The military regime and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) clashed for around 30 minutes in a village just 4.8 km from the trade town Muse on the Chinese border in northern Shan State on Tuesday, according to residents. One house was destroyed by a shell during the fighting. The MNDAA has halted its offensive in northern Shan State since seizing the capital, Lashio, in early August. The SSPP, KIA, TNLA, MNDAA, junta troops and junta-allied militias are present in Muse Township, according to residents.[citation needed]
31 October - KIA and PDF forces capture the last BGF Battalion 1001 (NDA-K) HQ near Phimaw, Myitkyina District. Junta troops then fled to the Chinese border town of Ganfai.[485]
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1 November- TNLA and other anti-regime groups encircled Junta troops attempting to regain control of an intersection linking Northern Shan State with Mandalay Region on the Mandalay–Lashio highway in northern Shan State.[486]
5 November- The Tatmadaw shot down three drones in Lewe Township as Min Aung Hlaing began a flight to China at Naypyidaw International Airport. An as of yet unknown resistance group was allegedly attempting to assassinate him.[488]
7 November - A PDF group called "Joker Guerrilla Army" and other PDF forces ambushed Junta's police troops, in Myaing, Magway Region. The next day the recorded footage of the attack was released. Two police officers, including a deputy superintendent, were killed in the ambush.[489]
9 November - The KNLA capture the Tatmadaw's Kuseik base and cut off supplies to Papun.[490]
13 November - PDF forces in the Mandalay Region have released footage of an attack against a junta police station in Taungtha. Casualties caused by the attack are currently unconfirmed.[491]
14 November - The home of actor, Yan Aung, suffered minor damage from an explosive device. An anti-junta cell, Dark Shadow, claimed responsibility for the strike; they further "warned" entertainers not to cooperate with the SAC regime.[492]
21 November - KIA captures Kanpiketi on Chinese border, local media say. The Irrawaddy was unable to reach KIA spokesman Colonel Naw Bu to confirm the seizure. Junta troops, employees and their family members have reportedly fled into China.[493]
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