Resistance groups in Yangon have carried out at least 15 attacks on junta targets in the last two weeks.
Defectors say the alert is unusual and shows the regime is struggling to cope with resistance attacks.
Bo Nagar, commander of the Myanmar Royal Dragon Army, says it is time to isolate the regime and weaken its command structure.
It is time to evaluate the organizations that tried and failed to build peace in Myanmar between 2016 and 2021.
The junta claims fuel deliveries have been delayed by Thingyan while long queues form across the country.
Over 1,200 junta soldiers have been killed in Karen State since the start of the year, according to the Karen National Union.
U Thein Nyunt and U Khin Maung Swe of the State Administrative Council have demanded loyalty to Min Aung Hlaing in new year messages.
Global aid donors such as the United Nations and the European Union appear to believe that it is business as usual in a Myanmar under military rule.
The Myanmar Royal Dragon Army says it twice ambushed around 100 regime troops before they raided a village.
Regime forces raided and looted villages in Chin State after clashing with local resistance groups during the Thingyan Water Festival.
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