Air raids, conscripts and China: How Myanmar’s military is regaining ground
Summary
Myanmar’s military has regained control of several towns in Chin State after heavy fighting with rebel groups. The military used strong air attacks and added many new soldiers, while China played a role by arranging ceasefires and limiting weapons for some groups. The conflict, which started after a 2021 coup, remains intense with many deaths and displaced people.Key Facts
- Rebel fighters left the strategic town of Falam in April after a six-month military assault involving over 2,500 air strikes and around 1,000 troops.
- Falam controls Chin State’s only airport and a trade route to India.
- After Falam fell, three more towns in Chin State were taken by the military by late May.
- The military launched a mass conscription to increase its troop numbers by tens of thousands.
- China helped broker ceasefires between the military and some ethnic armed groups, and limited weapon supplies to others.
- The conflict began after a military coup in February 2021 and the military’s violent crackdown on protesters.
- More than 100,000 people have died in the conflict, 3.9 million have been displaced, and about one in three people needs humanitarian aid.
- Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, leader of the coup, became Myanmar’s president in April after elections that excluded major opposition parties.
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