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Military regime forces conduct naval exercises. Photo: CINCDS DMG Newsroom 17 September 2026, Werathani A junta navy warship opened fire on two fishing boats off Werathani Township, Arakan State, causing them to catch fire and burn, while seizing a third boat, according to local sources. The attack occurred yesterday in the Bay of Bengal near Myayngu Island, also known as Anauk Phayonekar Island, where the boats were fishing. One boat was seized by the junta warship, and the

DMG Newsroom 17 September 2026, Yangon Myanmar’s military carried out at least 1,583 airstrikes nationwide during the first five months after Gen. Ye Win Oo took over as commander-in-chief, with Magway Region recording the highest number at no fewer than 322, ISP-Myanmar reported on September 16. According to ISP-Myanmar’s Conflict & Security Tracker 2026, the airstrikes were recorded between March 31 and August 31 across 13 states and regions, excluding Yangon Region and the

The self-declared Chinland Government has launched an initiative to merge the Chin National Army (CNA) and aligned local Chin Defence Force (CDF) factions into a single standing army called the Chinland Government Force (CGF). Operating directly under the Ministry of Defence, the CGF is designed to professionalize resistance fighters under a "One Command, One Army, One Budget" policy, as mandated by Article 20 of the Chinland Constitution. “The CDF is not a professional army—

A Myanmar military regime airstrike killed three family members and injured four others in Sagaing Region’s Pale Township on Sept. 15, despite no active ground fighting in the area, according to residents and monitoring groups. Two junta gyrocopters deployed from the Northwestern Military Command dropped bombs twice on Kan Bauk (East) village, located about five miles from Pale town, at around noon. The victims—a mother, her son, and her daughter-in-law—were killed during one

17 September 2026 Airstrikes by the military regime killed civilians, including children, in Sagaing Region on 16 September, even as international accountability efforts against businesses linked to the junta gained new momentum. Developments involving resistance forces’ prisoners of war, natural disasters and regional and international news were also prominent. Military, Fighting and Airstrikes In Pale Township, Sagaing Region, the military reportedly carried out two bombing

A 2,000-strong junta column is battling its way towards Hpapun to reinforce encircled troops at the tactical command base south of the town