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Move by Kachin Independence Army comes after two of its ethnic armed allies declared they were ready for Beijing-brokered peace…
In memory of Professor David Steinberg, who passed away last week, The Irrawaddy revisits his 2022 article on how Myanmar…
Chinland Council says all seven regime outposts defeated on Timit Plain, leaving way open for assault on state capital. Full…
Junta brigadier general is reportedly among dozens of regime troops captured in Arakan Army’s latest victory. Full Story Coverage
The wheeler-dealer from southern Myanmar has had a finger in the lucrative supply of fuel, power generation, and electrical manufacturing…
Successful Kachin nation building will require the participation of all Kachin groups. Full Story Coverage
A Kremlin source said the rebels who ousted Assad in a lightning offensive “guaranteed the security of Russian army bases…
Islamist-led rebels declare Damascus free after decades of Baath rule and Assad has reportedly fled as a new era begins…
MPs in Seoul are preparing to vote on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. Full Story Coverage
The AA says all regime positions have fallen in the military’s Rakhine State power base apart from the Western Command…
Also this week, a study showed the regime has arrested over 1,800 netizens for criticizing military rule, and the junta…
The Kachin Independence Army is reportedly closing in on the remaining regime headquarters in strategically important Bhamo town. Full Story…
The junta is allegedly looking to construct a train line from China and a giant new city across the river…
Security has been tightened in Pyin Oo Lwin as the regime unveils its new officers in ceremonies normally attended by…
They were arrested by junta officials last Saturday after Myanmar boats attacked Thai fishing vessels that strayed into Myanmar's waters,…
A look at how the dramatic events of the past few days unfolded when President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial…
Growing surveillance of citizens’ online activities brings the number of people arrested for expressing opposition to junta rule to over…
The Kachin Independence Army says it has seized two regime outposts after launching simultaneous attacks in Bhamo and Mansi townships…
Trapped between heavy-handed junta efforts to safeguard Chinese investments and the advancing Arakan Army, Khaukphyu locals are suffering increasing hardship.…
Ethnic army pledges to send a high-level delegation for peace talks brokered by Beijing. Full Story Coverage
The two neighbors will discuss the release of four Thais who were arrested Saturday night after the Myanmar Navy fired…
Opposition lawmakers jumped fences and tussled with security forces at the National Assembly so they could vote to overturn Yoon…
This week’s Irrawaddy editorial discussion asks if Myanmar’s anti-regime forces can unite against junta boss Min Aung Hlaing. Full Story…
Bombing of residential areas in northern Shan State has intensified after China backed regime by shutting border crossings and threatening…
Beijing has condemned the call for an ICC arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing, while taking steps to deploy private…
The junta claims “materials related to revolutionary groups” were found on one of the Burmese-crewed Thai fishing trawlers that strayed…
Allied Chin resistance forces launch major push to liberate townships and clear path for assault on state capital, Hakha. Full…
When Burma’s dictator visited Khmer Rouge-controlled Cambodia in 1977, he cunningly exploited power struggles within and between Communist regimes to…
When Burma’s dictator visited Khmer Rouge-controlled Cambodia in 1977, he cunningly exploited power struggles within and between Communist regimes to…
Fierce fighting reported on road linking Karenni and Shan states as regime troops backed by Pa-O militias attack launch pincer…
Fierce fighting reported on road linking Karenni and Shan states as regime troops backed by Pa-O militias attack launch pincer…
Plans for an Orthodox church in Myanmar’s commercial capital are a sign of deepening ties between the junta and Vladimir…
Junta jets bombed a residential ward housing low-income families and a school in the northern Shan State town, damaging or…