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Photo: Individuals captured during the September 27 clash near Maswati. Military sources report that more than 20 troops from a unit under the 77th Division were captured, along with their weapons, during a clash near Maswati in Kanpetlet Township, Chin State, on September 27. (Source: KWT / Local News) Mizzima More than 20 soldiers from the junta’s Light Infantry Division (LID) 77 were captured with their weapons during a clash near Ma Swa Ti in Kanpetlet Township, Chin Stat

Shwe Zin Win Htik, Narinjara, 6 October 2026 Two local men died of sudden cardiac arrest and another was injured following Myanmar military junta airstrikes on Taungup, a town in the southern part of Arakan State, on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. According to a local resident, junta fighter jets launched an aerial bombardment at approximately 9:30 a.m. targeting former military bases surrounding the town, which are now under the control of the Arakan Army (AA). The targeted areas

Narinjara, October 6, 2026 Reports from within the military indicate growing anxiety among the ranks of the junta army as the Arakan Army (AA) intensifies its offensive. Sittwe-based units, including the Regional Operations Command (ROC), various Light Infantry Battalions (LIBs), Infantry Battalions (IBs), and medical units, are now facing direct military threats as AA ground operations close in on the army cantonment. "The military forces initially launched an offensive into

Myanmar's putschist president is greeted by a guard of honor during his visit to Cambodia in early September. / Head of State ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) has condemned Malaysia’s decision to host Min Aung Hlaing, warning the invitation risks legitimizing the coup leader and his brutal regime. The putschist president faces an international arrest warrant in Argentina for crimes against humanity targeting the Rohingya and faces mounting legal pressure in othe

Myanmar regime leader Min Aung Hlaing departed for Malaysia from the Naypyidaw International Airport on Oct. 7, 2026. (Credit: AP) Myanmar’s regime leader departed for Malaysia to hold talks with its leaders on Wednesday, as the two Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members states work on a repatriation plan for thousands of Myanmar nationals across Malaysia held at immigration detention centers despite international criticism. Regime media reported that Min Aung

Mizzima The forthcoming judgment from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Gambia v. Myanmar case is a landmark opportunity to advance the Rohingya people’s fight for justice and to strengthen the international obligation to prevent and punish genocide wherever it occurs. The international community must prepare now for all possible outcomes, say Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) and the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M). A new joint position paper by LAW and