Chin Brotherhood Alliance retakes Kanedi Mountain base in Tedim Township from Myanmar junta

Chin Brotherhood Alliance forces have regained control of the Kanedi Mountain base in Tedim Township, Chin State, according to local resistance group, People's Defence Force–Zoland (PDF–Zoland).

On 18 November, the alliance recaptured Kanedi Mountain (also known as Kennedy Peak), an almost 8,000-foot-high strategic communications base linking Tedim and Kale townships.

“From a strategic standpoint, we temporarily withdrew to avoid the large-scale advance by the junta’s mobile units, after which the Chin Brotherhood forces successfully recaptured the area along with enemy weapons and ammunition,” a PDF–Zoland spokesperson said.

Resistance fighters documented the recapture in video footage showing clearance operations on the mountain.

The Chin Brotherhood forces had first seized Kanedi Mountain in November 2023. However, on 29 October 2025, more than 200 troops from the junta’s Infantry Battalion 269, based in Tedim, launched an offensive. Following days of clashes, the junta regained the mountaintop on 5 November.

According to an 18 November statement from the Chinland government's Ministry of Defence, the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) and PDF–Zoland are jointly engaging junta units along the Tedim–Khaikam and Falam–Webula routes.

The junta has launched coordinated attacks along the Kale–Thaing Ngin–Tedim road and the Hakha Lay–Webula–Falam road, leading to continuous fighting.

Between 6 and 18 November, approximately 100 junta troops including a major and a captain were killed, while the resistance seized weapons and captured prisoners of war, the Chinland government’s Ministry of Defence said.

Under the junta’s plan to hold the first phase of elections on 28 December, Hakha and Tedim are among the targeted townships in Chin State. Chin resistance groups say the junta’s recent operations aim to secure these areas ahead of the vote, as well as other townships where it has lost territorial control.

Currently, in Chin State, the junta controls only Hakha and Tedim. Revolutionary forces hold Tunzan, Falam, Mindat, Kanpetlet, Matupi, and Paletwa, while both sides maintain positions in Thantlang Township.