The Arakan Army captures the town of
Paletwa in
Chin State following fighting since November 13, 2023.
February
9 February – At least 340 members of Myanmar's
Border Guard Police flee into neighboring
Bangladesh and are disarmed and detained by
Border Guard Bangladesh in the past week amidst continued fighting against the Arakan Army.[8]
11 February – The
military junta announces that all men aged 18 to 35 and all women aged 18 to 27 will be required to complete two years of
mandatory military service, amid territorial losses to anti-junta forces in the ongoing civil war.[9]
13 February – The
Arakan Army claims to have sunk three junta ships travelling on the
Kaladan River in
Rakhine State, resulting in up to 900 deaths. The sinking is one of the largest losses in the navy's history.[10]
The
Kachin Independence Army launches a major offensive against junta outposts near
Laiza and on the highway between
Bhamo and
Myitkyina. Five outposts are seized, and fighting breaks out at five others.[12]
The
Karen National Union, local
PDF groups, and other Karenni organizations seize the town of
Myawaddy on the Thai border from the
Tatmadaw after three days of fighting.[17] Over 1,000 refugees flee into Thailand after junta planes bomb the town following its capture.[18]
16 April – The junta announces that deposed State Counsellor
Aung San Suu Kyi and president
Win Myint have been transferred to house arrest due to a heat wave.[19]
22 April – Vice President
Henry Van Thio resigns due to unspecified health reasons.[20]
The Arakan Army captures the town of
Paletwa in
Chin State following fighting since November 13, 2023.
February
9 February – At least 340 members of Myanmar's
Border Guard Police flee into neighboring
Bangladesh and are disarmed and detained by
Border Guard Bangladesh in the past week amidst continued fighting against the Arakan Army.[8]
11 February – The
military junta announces that all men aged 18 to 35 and all women aged 18 to 27 will be required to complete two years of
mandatory military service, amid territorial losses to anti-junta forces in the ongoing civil war.[9]
13 February – The
Arakan Army claims to have sunk three junta ships travelling on the
Kaladan River in
Rakhine State, resulting in up to 900 deaths. The sinking is one of the largest losses in the navy's history.[10]
The
Kachin Independence Army launches a major offensive against junta outposts near
Laiza and on the highway between
Bhamo and
Myitkyina. Five outposts are seized, and fighting breaks out at five others.[12]
The
Karen National Union, local
PDF groups, and other Karenni organizations seize the town of
Myawaddy on the Thai border from the
Tatmadaw after three days of fighting.[17] Over 1,000 refugees flee into Thailand after junta planes bomb the town following its capture.[18]
16 April – The junta announces that deposed State Counsellor
Aung San Suu Kyi and president
Win Myint have been transferred to house arrest due to a heat wave.[19]
22 April – Vice President
Henry Van Thio resigns due to unspecified health reasons.[20]