Search and Archive

Rebel Fighters From India Cooperating With Myanmar Military Regime

2.2k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Meitei armed groups based along the Myanmar-India Border are fighting in Sagaing Region alongside junta troops against civilian resistance forces.

Over 30 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Fierce Weekend Fighting

2.4k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Civilian resistance fighters and regime forces clashed over the weekend in Chin and Kayah states and Sagaing Region.

Myanmar’s NLD Marks 33rd Anniversary Facing Abolition Threat

1.5k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Despite having won three elections, the country’s most popular party continues to suffer the persecution it has experienced since its earliest days at the hands of the military.

Scores of Myanmar Regime Troops Killed in Clashes With Civilian, Ethnic Groups

4.6k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Junta soldiers clashed with People’s Defense Force and KIA fighters in Sagaing Region, and with the KNDF and KA in Kayah State.

China Withholds Full Legitimacy From Myanmar Junta: Old Wine in a New Bottle?

6.2k

Commentary

By Aung Zaw

Beijing has long played a complex diplomatic game in its southern neighbor, hedging its bets by courting all stakeholders; the UN representation issue is no different.

UN Ambassador Saga Spotlights China’s Cautious Approach to Myanmar

6.1k

Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Beijing will continue to back the junta to protect its access to the Indian Ocean, but it has learned not to put all its eggs in one basket in its southern neighbor.

Myanmar Junta Violating Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Rights by Holding Her in Secret Location: Legal Experts

4.7k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Many fear the junta is using the detained State Counselor as a bargaining chip by keeping her whereabouts a secret.

Dozens of Junta Troops Killed in Attacks by Civilian PDF Units

3.8k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

People’s Defense Force teams claim to have killed at least 26 regime personnel in a series of attacks in four states and regions since Thursday as fighting intensifies.

UN Envoy Joins Her Predecessors in Myanmar’s ‘Graveyard of Diplomats’

5.5k

Analysis

By The Irrawaddy

The soon-to-be departing Christine Schraner Burgener has admitted for the first time that the junta has no interest in talking or a peaceful solution to Myanmar’s crisis.

What Has Happened to Myanmar’s Tatmadaw?

14.3k

Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Tasked with fighting a full-fledged war in the heartland, it remains to be seen whether the military will splinter or double down on its atrocities.

Myanmar Military-Backed USDP Accused of Exploiting Smaller Political Parties

3.5k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Co-leader of Wun Thar Nu Democratic Party claims that her party was included in a joint declaration issued by the USDP without any consultation or agreement.

Notes From Myanmar’s Underground

7.2k

Guest Column

By Naing Khit

Those of us who live in hiding do so in order to survive; not for ourselves, but so we can continue doing our part to rid the country of dictatorship once and for all.

Myanmar Shadow Government’s Declaration of War Echoes 1949 Rebellion

4.6k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Soon after independence, half of Myanmar was occupied by rebel forces and ethnic armed organizations fighting the then government.

Japan’s Much-Touted Go-Between Has Little Sway Over Myanmar Junta

6.3k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Tokyo appears to be distancing itself from ex-politician Hideo Watanabe, whose reported friendship with Min Aung Hlaing has done little to rein in his regime’s abuses.

Myanmar Resistance Responds to NUG’s Declaration of War on Junta

6.8k

Burma

By The Irrawaddy

A series of attacks on regime forces followed the shadow, civilian National Unity Government’s call for civilians to fight to end military rule.