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A junta airstrike on Vumkhum village in Mindat Township, southern Chin State, killed eight civilians and wounded at least 15 others, prompting local resistance forces to issue urgent warnings for residents to prepare for further aerial attacks. At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 30, a military fighter jet launched two bombing runs over Vumkhum—located in the M'Ghinghlaw village tract—dropping four 500-pound bombs on residential areas. Local sources reported that the strike ta

1 September 2026 On the final day of August, political and military activity by revolutionary forces continued in Myanmar alongside airstrikes by the military regime, while co-founder of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) Bo Kyi’s selection for a 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Award drew international attention to the revolution. At the same time, an airstrike in Chin State’s Mindat Township caused casualties, resistance forces clashed with military columns in Mi

Narinjara News Agency, September 1, 2026 Fighting has intensified between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) along the Arakan Roma Mountain Road, a critical route connecting Ann Township in Rakhine State to Mindon Township in the Magway Region. Locals commonly refer to this stretch as the Ta Lai Taung–Ta Phan Raung Road. According to local sources speaking to Narinjara News Agency, the clashes began on August 30 when the junta launched an infiltration attempt utili

Date – 1 September 2026 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (8,332) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians, have been killed by the junta and pro-military groups during the Spring Revolution. A total of (31,859) people have been arrested by the junta for opposing their arbitrary seizure of power. Of those arrested, (14,768) are confirmed to still be in detention, while (7,872) remain to be verified. These are the numbers reported by the Assistance Asso

Residents in Mindat Township, Chin State, inspect homes destroyed by a regime airstrike on Aug. 30. (Photo: CPU/CPA) At least eight civilians, including three children, were killed and 15 others were injured during a Myanmar Air Force airstrike on Mindat Township in southern Chin State on Sunday. The aerial attack destroyed an unknown number of homes in the township, located 120 miles (193 km) south of the state capital Hakha. Civilian casualties and structural destruction Ch

The Myanmar military junta has launched a targeted crackdown on civil society organizations (CSOs) operating in downtown Nyaungshwe and the Inle Lake region of southern Shan State, arresting aid workers and forcing several groups to suspend essential community services. Local aid workers report that military columns have been raiding villages around Inle Lake, as security forces in Nyaungshwe Town have conducted sweeps of local businesses, including hotels, to detain CSO staf