China’s apparent demands for a retreat from the northern Shan State capital Lashio is an unacceptable breach of Myanmar’s sovereignty, argues analyst Wai Min Tun.

The Arakan Army strives for legitimacy in Rakhine State by governing captured areas but faces international recognition ...

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An analysis by The Irrawaddy shows a sharp rise in the number of people killed in junta airstrikes last month. The vast majority of the victims were civilians.

Five years after the coup and a protracted civil war, the junta and pro-democracy rebels have failed to consolidate power ...

The six-month extension is intended to buy time for the military’s long-promised election, but conditions in the country are ...

YANGON – The nationwide state of emergency has been extended by six months. The National Defense and Security Council meeting (1/2025) of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar was held on January 31, ...

In 2024, resistance forces captured 91 towns and key military bases, pushing the junta into retreat. Who's fighting? The Myanmar military or the Tatmadaw. The ruling junta, led by General Min Aung ...

Myanmar’s military government extended a four-year emergency rule, further delaying plans for long-promised general elections ...

The international community and global media may overlook the ongoing civil war in Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh), but the ground situation indicates perpetual chaos. Thousands have been ...

Pressure is building on Myanmar’s rulers to hold what opposition groups promise will be fraught national elections.

After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took control of the biggest city in eastern Congo this week, the man who emerged from the shadows to assert his leadership was not the group's long-time military leader.