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Junta Tells UWSA to Seek Statehood Through Elections, Not Arms

Lieutenant-General Yar Pyae, Chairman of the junta’s National Solidarity and Peacemaking Coordination Committee (NSPNC), stated that if the United Wa State Army (UWSA) wants a Wa State under the 2008 Constitution, they must participate in the election and make their demand in Parliament.
  • Nway
  • October 22, 2025

Junta Troops Reach LIB 23 on Hsipaw-Namtu Road as TNLA Holds Nearby Bases

Following the junta’s recapture of Hsipaw Town, its troops have advanced as far as the Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 23 base along the Hsipaw–Namtu Road, according to ground sources.
  • Nway
  • October 21, 2025

SSPP Denies TNLA’s Claim of Backing Junta in Kyaukme, Hsipaw Clashes

The Shan State Progress Party (SSPP) issued a statement on Sunday, condemning and rejecting the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)’s claims that it has assisted the junta’s military by providing routes during the junta’s offensive in Kyaukme and Hsipaw Townships in northern Shan State.
  • Nway
  • October 21, 2025

Junta Seizes Most of Hsipaw, Clashes Persist on Outskirts

Myanmar junta forces have regained control of most areas in Hsipaw Township, northern Shan State—previously held by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)—while clashes continue to erupt on the outskirts, according to the residents.
  • Nway
  • October 21, 2025

MNDAA Transfers Nearly 50 Junta POWs to Lashio

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) released nearly 50 junta prisoners of war (POWs) captured during Operation 1027 and transported them to Lashio, sources in the city told Shwe Phee Myay.
  • Nway
  • October 21, 2025

TLC Urges Aid for Civilians Hit by Junta Shelling, Airstrikes

The Ta’ang Land Council (TLC) issued an appeal yesterday, urging the public to come together in support of civilians affected by the junta military’s relentless artillery shelling and airstrikes.
  • Nway
  • October 20, 2025

Over 1,500 IDPs from Namtu, Hsipaw Need Aid in Lashio

More than 1,500 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Namtu and Hsipaw townships who fled to Lashio, the junta-controlled capital of northern Shan State, due to the junta’s airstrikes are in need of assistance, according to those assisting the IDPs.
  • Nway
  • October 20, 2025

Junta Airstrike Hits a Namhsan Village; Casualties Unknown

The junta’s military carried out an airstrike on Kayar Gyi Village in Namhsan, a township controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State, according to the residents.
  • Nway
  • October 20, 2025

Junta Airstrikes Kill 28 in TNLA-Controlled Areas in One Week

The recent junta airstrike on Waibawng Village in Momeik Township killed eight people, including one child, bringing the total civilian death toll from such attacks in Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)-controlled areas to 28 within a week, according to residents and victims’ families.
  • Nway
  • October 19, 2025

Junta Bombs Momeik, Killing 7, including 2 Children

Myanmar junta launched an airstrike on Walbawng Village in Momeik, a township controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State, at around 7 p.m. on Thursday, killing 7 civilians, including 2 children, according to the statement of the TNLA.
  • Nway
  • October 19, 2025