13 March- The
Kachin Independence Army (KIA) attacks a military base in
Mogaung Township, triggering a counter attack 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 Lietenant 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]
May
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]
June
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]
July
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]
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.[37]
16 August –
Wa National Party chairman resigns after pledging to cooperate with the military regime and welcoming the election announced by the junta.[38]
20 August- 50 junta soldiers were reportedly killed in a series of landmine attacks by resistance fighters in Gangaw Township.[39]
10 September- at least 17 people have been killed during clashes between the military and resistance militia in Myin Thar village, Magway region.[42]
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.[43]
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.[44]
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.[45]
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.[46]
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.[47]
October
6 October- over 40 junta soldiers were killed in ambushes in Gangaw Township, Magwe Region.[48]
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.[49]
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.[50]
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.[51]
November
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.[52]
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.[53]
23 November- 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.[54]
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.[55]
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.[56]
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.[57]
26 November- resistance fighters from the CDF attack a government office where 10 soldiers were stationed near Matupi, killing 2.[57]
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.[58]
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.[59]
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.[60]
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.[61]
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.[62]
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.[63]
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.[64]
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.[65]
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.[66]
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.[67]
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".[68]
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.[69]
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.[70]
Phyo Maung Maung Oo, a PDF resistance fighter, is shot dead and three others captured during a raid in Yangon Region's
Thanlyin Township.[71]
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.[72]
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.[73]
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.[74]The United Nations is 'horrified' and calls for a 'thorough and transparent investigation' into the incident.[74]
2022
January
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.[75]
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.[75]
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.[76]
17 January – Junta airstrikes an
IDP camp in
Kayah State sheltering civilians fleeing intensified fighting in southeastern Myanmar.[77]
31 January, at least three dozen junta soldiers were reported killed in ambushes over three days in Magwe, Sagaing and Tanintharyi regions and Chin, Shan and Kayah states.[78]
February
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.[79]
2 February-
2 people are killed and 38 injured in a grenade attack following a pro junta rally.[80]
According to Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, 367 junta-appointed officials have been assassinated in targeted attacks since 2021's 1 February coup.[81]
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.[82]
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.[83] 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.[84]
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.[82] Two civilians were also reported killed in further clashes in northern Maungdaw on the night of 7 February.[85]
35 junta soldiers are killed in attacks by local PDFs in the Sagaing and Bago regions.[86] Resistance forces also began targeting the homes of junta pilots in
Yangon in response to airstrikes on civilians.[87]
10 February- around 50 Myanmar junta personnel are killed during raids and ambushes by PDFs in three townships in Sagaing Region on 9 February.[88]
11 February- several junta troops, including a Major, are killed in an attack by the Arakan Army in
Maungdaw, Rakhine State, on 8 February.[89] 38 junta soldiers and 5 resistance fighters were also reported killed in clashes in Sagaing Region and Kayah State on 10 and 11 February.[90]
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.[91]
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.[92]
18 February- around 20 junta soldiers and 20 resistance fighters are killed in clashes in Mobye town, southern Shan State.[93]
March
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[94]
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.[95]
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.[96]
8 junta soldiers were reported killed in mine attacks by local resistance forces in the Magwe region.[97]
30 March- around 20 junta soldiers were reported killed in ambushes targeting junta convoys in Mindat township, Chin state.[99]
April
14 April- Fighting breaks out in parts of
Loikaw City on 14 April.[100] Recent combat in
Kayin state resulted in a marked increase in refugees on the Thai border.[101]
15 April- junta soldiers suffer at least 30 casualties after being pushed back by the KNLA at the battle for
Lay Kay Kaw.[102]
19 April- 30 junta soldiers are killed in two ambushes by local resistance forces in Pale Township, Sagaing Region.[103]
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.[104]
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.[105]
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.[106]
May
17 May-
National Unity Government Defence Minister Yee Mon asks international help to arm resistance groups similar to support given to
Ukraine.[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.[109]
16 – 18 Juneta 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.[110]
23 June- 50 civilians are detained as hostages after a nighttime raid by the junta in
Khin-U Township.[111]
July
6 July- the Karen National Union stated that roughly 2,200 junta soldiers and militiamen had been killed since January 2022.[112] Around 40 junta soldiers and 11 PDF fighters were also reported killed in clashes in Pekon township, Shan state.[113]
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.[114][115] The event was widely seen as provocative escalation by the Burmese military in the ongoing conflict.[116][117] 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.[118][119]
August
11 August – At least 80 regime forces, including three
battalion commanders and captains, are killed in firefights with
PDF and EAOs across the country.[120]
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.[123][124]
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.[125]
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).[127] The military claimed that the village had been harboring resistance fighters from the
Kachin Independence Army and the
People's Defense Force.[128] The attack was widely condemned by the international community, including the United Nations and European Union.[129][130]
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.[131]
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[132]
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.[133]
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[134]
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.[136]
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.[133]
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.[137]
27 October- Airstrikes from the junta as part of continued fighting near Kawkareik struck and damaged a dam.[139]
November
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.[140]
13 November - One of the
Myanmar Air Force's
Mi-34 helicopter mistakenly fires on junta troops, killing 60 in friendly fire.[141]
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.[142]
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.[144]
19 November - Hundreds of homes and many civilians are killed in a series of raids on Sagaing resistance stronghold of
Khin-U Township[145]
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.[151]
13 December - Myanmar army utilises aerial bombs in clashes with the TNLA in the Battle of Namhsan.[155]
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.[156][157]
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.[158]
27 December - Junta soldiers hide in civilian trucks impersonating workers to ambush local defence forces in
Shwebo Township.[159]
29 December - Several high-ranking former government officials of
Ayeyarwady Region are released from house arrest including former chief minister
Hla Moe Aung[160]
30 December -
Aung San Suu Kyi is sentenced to 33 years in prison for corruption.[161]
2023
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January
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.[162]
19 January - the military launches air strikes at Moe Tarr Lay,
Katha Township, Sagaing Region during a neighbourhood donation ceremony, killing seven civilians.[163]
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.[164] To be eligible, citizens must be at least 18 and demonstrate a need for "personal safety".[164]
23 February - Martial law is extended to 3 additional townships in
Sagaing Region.[166] The Myanmar Army's 99th Light Infantry Division (LID) launches a new offensive against villages in Sagaing Region to suppress the anti-military resistance.[167]
26 February - After a fight with local resistance forces in the village of Kandaw, four village fighters, including two teenagers, are decapitated.[168]
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.[169]
11 March - Army troops execute at least 30 villagers during the
Pinlaung massacre in Shan State, including 3 Buddhist monks[170]
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.[171] 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.[172]
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.[173]
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. [174]
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.[175]
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.[176]
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.[177]
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.[178]
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.[179][180]
May
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.[181]
June
1 June - NUG announces the formation of the PDF's first battalion in
Yangon Region - Battalion 5101.[182]
18 June - A combined force of PDF and KNLA take control of the
No. 8 Union Highway, installing checkpoints and arresting junta personnel.[183]
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.[184] 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.[185]
5 July- At least 10 Myanmar Army soldiers are killed by Chin resistance during the
Battle of Timit[191][192]
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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.[193]
26 August -
Junta forces attempt to take TNLA controlled areas in
Kutkai Township leading to counter attacks, including in nearby
Muse Township.[194]
3 junta soldiers are killed and six injured during an attack on two junta bases in
Hpapun Township byt KNLA Brigade 5.[194]
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.[194]
29 August - Tavoy People Liberation Force attacks and kill three junta soldiers at a military checkpoint in
Yebyu Township, Tanintaryi Region.[194]
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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.[195]
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.[196]
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.[197]
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.[201]
30 October -
Operation 1027:
Nawnghkio fell under limited TNLA and Mandalay-PDF control[202]
Operation 1027: In
Kunlong, 41 combatants, including three commanding officers surrendered to the MNDAA.[203]
November
1 November -
Operation 1027: The junta sends a convoy to reinforce
Nawnghkio, resulting in clashes with rebel forces where an armored car was blown up.[204]
Operation 1027: A firefight between TNLA and SSPP/SSA-N soldiers, reportedly stemming from reasons unrelated to Operation 1027, resulted in 4 deaths.[216]
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.[217]
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.[219]
12 November -
Operation 1027: TNLA captures the Kyinti military base and a bridge near
Hsipaw[220]
Operation 1027: Light Infantry Battalion 129, comprising more than 200 soldiers and family members, surrenders to the MNDAA in
Laukkaing Township, Shan State.[221][222]
13 November -
Rakhine State: AA attacks two border guard stations in
Rathedaung Township breaking the
Rakhine State ceasefire agreement between the junta and AA.[223]
Chin State: Chin National Army captures town of Rikhawdar on India-Myanmar border after two days of battle.[224]
Operation 1111: The KNDF takes control of
Loikaw University. 110+ junta soldiers were killed during the two-day battle.[226]
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.[227]
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.[228][229]
23 November - A combined force of
KNA(B) and PDFs captured a
UNLF(PAMBEI) camp 2 miles east of Thanan village. [232]
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.[233][234]
25 November - Chin National Army captures town of Lailenpi in Matupi Township.[235]
28 November -
Operation 1027: Light Infantry Battalion 125, comprising 186 soldiers, surrenders to the MNDAA. MNDAA takes control of
Konkyan Township.[236][237]
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 Laukkai: 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 Laukkai: 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 Laukkai: 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 Laukkai: 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 Laukkai: Junta airstrikes and artillery in Tong Chain, Laukkai city kill 8 civilians and injuring 24 .[252]
26 December - Battle of Laukkai: 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]
2024
January
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:
Battle of Laukkai ends, MNDAA gains 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 1,643km 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]
February
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 10th 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.
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 41 USD. 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]
March
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]
27 March - Arakan Army forces seize the camp near Ge Laung and Lone Kauk villages of
Ann Township.[337]
28 March-
Papun is captured by the KNLA after a siege that began on March 20.[338]
KIA seized two junta bases in Yaw Yone and Nga Gayan near
Lweje on the Chinese border in
Momauk Township.[339]
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[339]
29 March -
Natogyi PDF and two other resistance groups attack regime forces stationed at the police station and construction department office in Natogyi.[339]
31 March - the KNLA and the Ba Htoo Army ambushed junta reinforcements in
Dawei Township, Tanintharyi Region, killing and injuring up to 40 soldiers.[340]
April
1 April- the KIA completes the capture of the entirety of the
Bhamo-
Lweje road.[340]
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.[341][342]
5 April- The junta garrison in
Myawaddy surrenders to the KNLA, allowing anti-junta forces to take the border town.[343]
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.[344]
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.[345]
9 April -
KNLA troops take control of the
Thai–Myanmar Friendship Bridge border crossing in northeastern Myawaddy in the morning.[346] 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.[347]
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.[349] After the capture of the town, the junta began sending reinforcements in a counteroffensive to retake the town, which promptly stalled in
Kyondoe.[350][351]
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.[352]
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.[353]
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.[354]
15 April - Arakha Army clashed with the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army in
Buthidaung, resulting in 25 Rohingya deaths and 3,000 fleeing.[355]
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.[356]
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.[357]
24 April- The town of
Myawaddy was recaptured by junta forces after KNLA troops were forced to withdrew following heavy firefight.[358]
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.[359]
27 April- It was reported that the
Karen National Liberation Army captured a military base and supply station in Karen State’s Papun Township.[360]
May
2 May – The junta suspended all permits for work by men outside the country and banned men of conscription age from leaving.[361]
7 May –
Thaksin Shinawatra, the former PM of Thailand, met leaders of the
NUG and
EAOs, attempting to mediate a resolution of the conflict.[362]
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.[363][364][365]
11 May - Junta troops execute 32 villagers during the Lethtoketaw massacre in
Lethtoketaw, Sagaing Region.[366][367][368]
The towns of
Cikha and
Tonzang, in northern Chin State, are captured by Chin resistance forces.[370]
The Mon State Defense Force and the Mon State Revolutionary Force begin militarily cooperating.[371]
June
7 June – Junta soldiers killed more than 60 villagers accused for collaborating with
AA in Singaung village, Rakhine State.[372]
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.[373]
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.[374]
Chin resistance groups annonced 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.[375]
11 June- The Kachin Independence Army capture the town of
Sadon, resulting in the loss of junta control for all border trade routes in Kachin State. [376]
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.[379]
11 July - Following an agreement with junta forces, the
UWSA takes control of the town of
Tangyan in northern Shan State.[381]
13 July - The
SSPP/SSA takes control of the town of
Mongyai, in a move apparently aimed at preventing fighting in northern Shan State from spreading southwards.[382]
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13 March- The
Kachin Independence Army (KIA) attacks a military base in
Mogaung Township, triggering a counter attack 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 Lietenant 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]
May
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]
June
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]
July
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]
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.[37]
16 August –
Wa National Party chairman resigns after pledging to cooperate with the military regime and welcoming the election announced by the junta.[38]
20 August- 50 junta soldiers were reportedly killed in a series of landmine attacks by resistance fighters in Gangaw Township.[39]
10 September- at least 17 people have been killed during clashes between the military and resistance militia in Myin Thar village, Magway region.[42]
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.[43]
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.[44]
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.[45]
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.[46]
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.[47]
October
6 October- over 40 junta soldiers were killed in ambushes in Gangaw Township, Magwe Region.[48]
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.[49]
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.[50]
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.[51]
November
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.[52]
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.[53]
23 November- 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.[54]
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.[55]
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.[56]
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.[57]
26 November- resistance fighters from the CDF attack a government office where 10 soldiers were stationed near Matupi, killing 2.[57]
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.[58]
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.[59]
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.[60]
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.[61]
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.[62]
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.[63]
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.[64]
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.[65]
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.[66]
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.[67]
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".[68]
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.[69]
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.[70]
Phyo Maung Maung Oo, a PDF resistance fighter, is shot dead and three others captured during a raid in Yangon Region's
Thanlyin Township.[71]
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.[72]
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.[73]
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.[74]The United Nations is 'horrified' and calls for a 'thorough and transparent investigation' into the incident.[74]
2022
January
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.[75]
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.[75]
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.[76]
17 January – Junta airstrikes an
IDP camp in
Kayah State sheltering civilians fleeing intensified fighting in southeastern Myanmar.[77]
31 January, at least three dozen junta soldiers were reported killed in ambushes over three days in Magwe, Sagaing and Tanintharyi regions and Chin, Shan and Kayah states.[78]
February
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.[79]
2 February-
2 people are killed and 38 injured in a grenade attack following a pro junta rally.[80]
According to Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, 367 junta-appointed officials have been assassinated in targeted attacks since 2021's 1 February coup.[81]
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.[82]
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.[83] 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.[84]
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.[82] Two civilians were also reported killed in further clashes in northern Maungdaw on the night of 7 February.[85]
35 junta soldiers are killed in attacks by local PDFs in the Sagaing and Bago regions.[86] Resistance forces also began targeting the homes of junta pilots in
Yangon in response to airstrikes on civilians.[87]
10 February- around 50 Myanmar junta personnel are killed during raids and ambushes by PDFs in three townships in Sagaing Region on 9 February.[88]
11 February- several junta troops, including a Major, are killed in an attack by the Arakan Army in
Maungdaw, Rakhine State, on 8 February.[89] 38 junta soldiers and 5 resistance fighters were also reported killed in clashes in Sagaing Region and Kayah State on 10 and 11 February.[90]
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.[91]
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.[92]
18 February- around 20 junta soldiers and 20 resistance fighters are killed in clashes in Mobye town, southern Shan State.[93]
March
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[94]
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.[95]
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.[96]
8 junta soldiers were reported killed in mine attacks by local resistance forces in the Magwe region.[97]
30 March- around 20 junta soldiers were reported killed in ambushes targeting junta convoys in Mindat township, Chin state.[99]
April
14 April- Fighting breaks out in parts of
Loikaw City on 14 April.[100] Recent combat in
Kayin state resulted in a marked increase in refugees on the Thai border.[101]
15 April- junta soldiers suffer at least 30 casualties after being pushed back by the KNLA at the battle for
Lay Kay Kaw.[102]
19 April- 30 junta soldiers are killed in two ambushes by local resistance forces in Pale Township, Sagaing Region.[103]
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.[104]
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.[105]
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.[106]
May
17 May-
National Unity Government Defence Minister Yee Mon asks international help to arm resistance groups similar to support given to
Ukraine.[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.[109]
16 – 18 Juneta 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.[110]
23 June- 50 civilians are detained as hostages after a nighttime raid by the junta in
Khin-U Township.[111]
July
6 July- the Karen National Union stated that roughly 2,200 junta soldiers and militiamen had been killed since January 2022.[112] Around 40 junta soldiers and 11 PDF fighters were also reported killed in clashes in Pekon township, Shan state.[113]
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.[114][115] The event was widely seen as provocative escalation by the Burmese military in the ongoing conflict.[116][117] 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.[118][119]
August
11 August – At least 80 regime forces, including three
battalion commanders and captains, are killed in firefights with
PDF and EAOs across the country.[120]
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.[123][124]
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.[125]
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).[127] The military claimed that the village had been harboring resistance fighters from the
Kachin Independence Army and the
People's Defense Force.[128] The attack was widely condemned by the international community, including the United Nations and European Union.[129][130]
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.[131]
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[132]
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.[133]
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[134]
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.[136]
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.[133]
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.[137]
27 October- Airstrikes from the junta as part of continued fighting near Kawkareik struck and damaged a dam.[139]
November
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.[140]
13 November - One of the
Myanmar Air Force's
Mi-34 helicopter mistakenly fires on junta troops, killing 60 in friendly fire.[141]
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.[142]
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.[144]
19 November - Hundreds of homes and many civilians are killed in a series of raids on Sagaing resistance stronghold of
Khin-U Township[145]
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.[151]
13 December - Myanmar army utilises aerial bombs in clashes with the TNLA in the Battle of Namhsan.[155]
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.[156][157]
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.[158]
27 December - Junta soldiers hide in civilian trucks impersonating workers to ambush local defence forces in
Shwebo Township.[159]
29 December - Several high-ranking former government officials of
Ayeyarwady Region are released from house arrest including former chief minister
Hla Moe Aung[160]
30 December -
Aung San Suu Kyi is sentenced to 33 years in prison for corruption.[161]
2023
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January
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.[162]
19 January - the military launches air strikes at Moe Tarr Lay,
Katha Township, Sagaing Region during a neighbourhood donation ceremony, killing seven civilians.[163]
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.[164] To be eligible, citizens must be at least 18 and demonstrate a need for "personal safety".[164]
23 February - Martial law is extended to 3 additional townships in
Sagaing Region.[166] The Myanmar Army's 99th Light Infantry Division (LID) launches a new offensive against villages in Sagaing Region to suppress the anti-military resistance.[167]
26 February - After a fight with local resistance forces in the village of Kandaw, four village fighters, including two teenagers, are decapitated.[168]
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.[169]
11 March - Army troops execute at least 30 villagers during the
Pinlaung massacre in Shan State, including 3 Buddhist monks[170]
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.[171] 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.[172]
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.[173]
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. [174]
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.[175]
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.[176]
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.[177]
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.[178]
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.[179][180]
May
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.[181]
June
1 June - NUG announces the formation of the PDF's first battalion in
Yangon Region - Battalion 5101.[182]
18 June - A combined force of PDF and KNLA take control of the
No. 8 Union Highway, installing checkpoints and arresting junta personnel.[183]
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.[184] 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.[185]
5 July- At least 10 Myanmar Army soldiers are killed by Chin resistance during the
Battle of Timit[191][192]
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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.[193]
26 August -
Junta forces attempt to take TNLA controlled areas in
Kutkai Township leading to counter attacks, including in nearby
Muse Township.[194]
3 junta soldiers are killed and six injured during an attack on two junta bases in
Hpapun Township byt KNLA Brigade 5.[194]
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.[194]
29 August - Tavoy People Liberation Force attacks and kill three junta soldiers at a military checkpoint in
Yebyu Township, Tanintaryi Region.[194]
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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.[195]
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.[196]
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.[197]
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.[201]
30 October -
Operation 1027:
Nawnghkio fell under limited TNLA and Mandalay-PDF control[202]
Operation 1027: In
Kunlong, 41 combatants, including three commanding officers surrendered to the MNDAA.[203]
November
1 November -
Operation 1027: The junta sends a convoy to reinforce
Nawnghkio, resulting in clashes with rebel forces where an armored car was blown up.[204]
Operation 1027: A firefight between TNLA and SSPP/SSA-N soldiers, reportedly stemming from reasons unrelated to Operation 1027, resulted in 4 deaths.[216]
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.[217]
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.[219]
12 November -
Operation 1027: TNLA captures the Kyinti military base and a bridge near
Hsipaw[220]
Operation 1027: Light Infantry Battalion 129, comprising more than 200 soldiers and family members, surrenders to the MNDAA in
Laukkaing Township, Shan State.[221][222]
13 November -
Rakhine State: AA attacks two border guard stations in
Rathedaung Township breaking the
Rakhine State ceasefire agreement between the junta and AA.[223]
Chin State: Chin National Army captures town of Rikhawdar on India-Myanmar border after two days of battle.[224]
Operation 1111: The KNDF takes control of
Loikaw University. 110+ junta soldiers were killed during the two-day battle.[226]
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.[227]
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.[228][229]
23 November - A combined force of
KNA(B) and PDFs captured a
UNLF(PAMBEI) camp 2 miles east of Thanan village. [232]
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.[233][234]
25 November - Chin National Army captures town of Lailenpi in Matupi Township.[235]
28 November -
Operation 1027: Light Infantry Battalion 125, comprising 186 soldiers, surrenders to the MNDAA. MNDAA takes control of
Konkyan Township.[236][237]
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 Laukkai: 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 Laukkai: 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 Laukkai: 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 Laukkai: 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 Laukkai: Junta airstrikes and artillery in Tong Chain, Laukkai city kill 8 civilians and injuring 24 .[252]
26 December - Battle of Laukkai: 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]
2024
January
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:
Battle of Laukkai ends, MNDAA gains 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 1,643km 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]
February
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 10th 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.
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 41 USD. 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]
March
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]
27 March - Arakan Army forces seize the camp near Ge Laung and Lone Kauk villages of
Ann Township.[337]
28 March-
Papun is captured by the KNLA after a siege that began on March 20.[338]
KIA seized two junta bases in Yaw Yone and Nga Gayan near
Lweje on the Chinese border in
Momauk Township.[339]
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[339]
29 March -
Natogyi PDF and two other resistance groups attack regime forces stationed at the police station and construction department office in Natogyi.[339]
31 March - the KNLA and the Ba Htoo Army ambushed junta reinforcements in
Dawei Township, Tanintharyi Region, killing and injuring up to 40 soldiers.[340]
April
1 April- the KIA completes the capture of the entirety of the
Bhamo-
Lweje road.[340]
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.[341][342]
5 April- The junta garrison in
Myawaddy surrenders to the KNLA, allowing anti-junta forces to take the border town.[343]
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.[344]
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.[345]
9 April -
KNLA troops take control of the
Thai–Myanmar Friendship Bridge border crossing in northeastern Myawaddy in the morning.[346] 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.[347]
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.[349] After the capture of the town, the junta began sending reinforcements in a counteroffensive to retake the town, which promptly stalled in
Kyondoe.[350][351]
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.[352]
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.[353]
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.[354]
15 April - Arakha Army clashed with the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army in
Buthidaung, resulting in 25 Rohingya deaths and 3,000 fleeing.[355]
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.[356]
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.[357]
24 April- The town of
Myawaddy was recaptured by junta forces after KNLA troops were forced to withdrew following heavy firefight.[358]
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.[359]
27 April- It was reported that the
Karen National Liberation Army captured a military base and supply station in Karen State’s Papun Township.[360]
May
2 May – The junta suspended all permits for work by men outside the country and banned men of conscription age from leaving.[361]
7 May –
Thaksin Shinawatra, the former PM of Thailand, met leaders of the
NUG and
EAOs, attempting to mediate a resolution of the conflict.[362]
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.[363][364][365]
11 May - Junta troops execute 32 villagers during the Lethtoketaw massacre in
Lethtoketaw, Sagaing Region.[366][367][368]
The towns of
Cikha and
Tonzang, in northern Chin State, are captured by Chin resistance forces.[370]
The Mon State Defense Force and the Mon State Revolutionary Force begin militarily cooperating.[371]
June
7 June – Junta soldiers killed more than 60 villagers accused for collaborating with
AA in Singaung village, Rakhine State.[372]
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.[373]
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.[374]
Chin resistance groups annonced 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.[375]
11 June- The Kachin Independence Army capture the town of
Sadon, resulting in the loss of junta control for all border trade routes in Kachin State. [376]
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.[379]
11 July - Following an agreement with junta forces, the
UWSA takes control of the town of
Tangyan in northern Shan State.[381]
13 July - The
SSPP/SSA takes control of the town of
Mongyai, in a move apparently aimed at preventing fighting in northern Shan State from spreading southwards.[382]
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