News About Myanmar

Mizzima At approximately 2:30 p.m. local time on October 9, 2026, a Burmese military fighter jet bombed the Presbyterian Church in Mindat town, Chin State. The church belongs to the Victoria Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Myanmar, which is a partner of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the World Communion of Reformed Churches. On the evening of October 10, Myanmar time, the day after the attack, two sources in Chin State confirmed the aerial bombing to the Burma Resea

Mizzima The targeting of civilians in the brutal ongoing conflict in Rakhine State, Myanmar, prevents Rohingya in Bangladesh from safely returning home, said Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM or Mechanism), at the conclusion of his six-day official visit to Bangladesh, according to a press release 12 October. During his visit, Koumjian met with senior Government officials and more than 200 people from Rohingya and other commu

Mizzima Four civilians were killed and 13 others injured on 12 October when a junta aircraft bombed four villages in western Wetlet Township, Sagaing Region, according to preliminary reports from the Wetlet Information Network. The network said a Y-12 military transport aircraft from the junta’s Tada-U Air Base carried out 13 airstrikes on May Kone, U Yin Ma, Yay Htwet and Kyi Kan (North) villages between 3:05 a.m. and 4:39 a.m. Initial reports confirm that four civilians die

Narinjara, October 13, 2026 The Myanmar military regime, currently grappling with a nationwide armed conflict, has executed a major leadership reshuffle spanning from regional commanders to the Minister of Defense. Myanmar media outlets report that the former Defense Minister, Air Force General Tun Aung, has been removed from his post and replaced by Lieutenant General Yar Pyae. The head of the military regime reportedly notified the Speaker of the Union Parliament regarding

Maung Sar Ga Narinjara | October 12, 2026 Twenty political prisoners in Arakan State have been rearrested and re-imprisoned by the Myanmar military junta immediately upon completing their prison sentences, according to an October 10 announcement by the Political Prisoners Network Myanmar (PPNM). The detainees had recently completed their sentences under Section 17(1) of the Unlawful Associations Act, charges often levied for alleged contact with the Arakan Army (AA). Witnesse

Khaing Lu Hla (Roma Mray) Narinjara, 12 October 2026 The military situation for the Myanmar junta has become dire amidst ongoing clashes with the Arakan Army (AA) in Sittwe Township, military observers told Narinjara on October 12, 2026. Intensified fighting has broken out on Ngapyi Kyunt Island since October 7. Despite deploying thousands of ground troops and launching coordinated air and naval strikes, junta forces have failed to contain the AA. According to conflict analys