Latest data updates for Myanmar Civil War Tracker.https://watchboard.dev/en-ushttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-06-07/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-06-07/Day 1,952: PDF and AA forces dismantled junta-aligned militias across Magway Region — the Anyar Land Coalition captured ~70 Pyu Saw Htee militia members in Pauk Township (200+ civilians freed, 40+ junta killed in the June 2-4 operations) while the Arakan Army claimed 400+ SAC troops killed or captured intercepting a 1,000-man junta column in Mindon Township. The Myitche Town massacre was revealed June 6 when returning residents found dozens of bodies after a month-long 500-troop SAC operation burned homes and monasteries across Sagaing Region. Resistance forces fired four 107mm rockets at Toungoo Air Base (Bago Region) on June 6, reportedly timed to a secret visit by Min Aung Hlaing. Diplomatically, Myanmar FM Tin Maung Swe completed his Beijing visit (June 4-6) meeting Wang Yi who pledged to advance the CMEC; the junta rebuked Timor-Leste President Ramos-Horta for calling Myanmar 'a stain on ASEAN,' while Min Aung Hlaing will skip the ASEAN-Russia Summit in Kazan (June 17-19). Events, map-lines, map-points, KPIs, political, econ, and meta updated.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-06-06/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-06-06/Myitche Town Massacre Revealed: Dozens of Civilians Found Killed After Month-Long SAC 500-Troop Military Operation — Bodies Burned, Monasteries Destroyed. Arakan Army Intercepts 1,000-Man SAC Column in Mindon Township, Magway — Resistance Claims 400+ Junta Troops Killed or Surrendered in Four-Day Mountain Battle. Myanmar's Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe concluded a three-day official visit to China (June 4–6, 2026) — his first since taking office — meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Resistance Forces Fire Four Rockets at Toungoo Air Base and Kaytumadi Hotel — Attack Reportedly Timed to Min Aung Hlaing's Secret Visit to Bago Region.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-06-05/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-06-05/Day 1,950: SAC fighter jets massacred 133+ civilians in a deliberate double airstrike on Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Region on June 3 — the aircraft returned at 5:30 PM to strike rescuers, in one of the deadliest single-day attacks since the coup. The Battle of Bhamo entered a stalemate: KIA seized a junta tank battalion near the airport and destroyed a radar at Myitkyina Air Base (June 4), but the SAC's 50 daily airstrikes prevent the final assault. Arakan Army Commander Twan Mrat Naing vowed to capture Sittwe, Kyaukphyu, and Manaung before 2027, following AA killing 40+ junta soldiers around Sittwe's naval bases. Min Aung Hlaing returned from India on June 3 completing the SAC's most successful diplomatic normalization since the coup. ICG published Briefing N°188 characterizing the new civilian government as 'military consolidation, not transition.' Events, map-lines, map-points, KPIs, and meta updated.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-06-04/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-06-04/KIA Seizes Junta Tank Battalion, Captures Frontline Camps Near Bhamo Airport — Radar System at Myitkyina Air Base Also Destroyed. AA Commander-in-Chief Vows to Capture Sittwe, Kyaukphyu, and Manaung Before 2027 — AA Controls 14 of 17 Rakhine Townships After 40+ Junta Killed Near Naval Bases.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-06-03/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-06-03/SAC Jets Massacre 133+ Civilians in Double Airstrike on Kanbalu Township, Sagaing — Jets Return at 5:30 PM to Strike Rescuers. Min Aung Hlaing Concludes Five-Day India State Visit, Returns to Naypyidaw — First Foreign Trip as Civilian President Secured Diplomatic and Commercial Normalization.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-06-02/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-06-02/Day 1,947: The Battle of Bhamo has become the war's most intensive conventional engagement, with the KIA-led coalition maintaining siege as the SAC conducts up to 50 airstrikes per day — the highest Kachin air concentration since the coup — in a desperate defense of Myanmar's last major junta-held city in Kachin State. The week's single deadliest discrete incident was a TNLA mining explosives accident at Kaung Tat village, Namhkam Township (June 1) killing 43–55 civilians including children. Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing is in Mumbai on Day 4 of his India state visit for a business forum, following his June 1 summit with PM Modi. The Arakan Army killed 40+ junta soldiers near Sittwe's naval bases (May 29–June 1) and remains within 5km of China's Kyaukphyu port. IDPs have risen to approximately 5.2 million — the highest since the 2021 coup. Events, map-lines, map-points, KPIs, political, and meta updated.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-06-01/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-06-01/On Day 1,946 (June 1, 2026), Indian PM Modi and Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing held a bilateral summit at Hyderabad House in New Delhi — the highest-level direct India-Myanmar summit since the 2021 coup. The talks covered bilateral trade ($1.95B FY2025-26), border security (Myanmar pledged its soil would not be used against India), the Kaladan MMTTP corridor, and India's rescue of 2,400+ nationals from Myanmar scam centers. The NUG and rights groups condemned India's diplomatic engagement as legitimizing the SAC. On the battlefield, the Arakan Army has advanced to within 5km of Kyaukphyu — China's $7.3B CMEC deep-sea port — with junta warships from Danyawaddy naval base shelling the area as all land resupply routes remain cut, while the five-front war continues. Events, map-lines, map-points, KPIs, political, and meta updated.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-31/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-31/On Day 1,945, Myanmar junta President Min Aung Hlaing is on his first foreign state visit to India (May 30–June 3, 2026) — having visited the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya on May 30 before his June 1 bilateral summit with PM Modi in New Delhi covering border security, defense ties, and the Kaladan MMTTP infrastructure corridor through now-contested Chin and Rakhine States. Human rights organizations and the NUG condemned India's decision to grant full diplomatic engagement to the junta leader amid the SAC's ongoing multi-front offensive. The Arakan Army continues tightening its siege of Kyaukphyu and Sittwe in Rakhine State — the only two remaining junta-controlled towns — with 50,000+ displaced from Sanae Township by SAC naval and air bombardment, while the AA encircles China's $7.3B CMEC port. Analysis in late May identified the junta's Chin State campaign (6,000+ troops deployed) as aimed at severing the Chin-Rakhine resistance corridor. Events created for May 30–31; map-lines updated with Khin-U May 21 airstrike; KPIs updated to Day 1,945; political updated with India visit status; meta updated.Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-30/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-30/Min Aung Hlaing Arrives India on Day 1 of First Foreign Tour as Myanmar President — Visits Bodh Gaya Mahabodhi Temple; Modi Talks Set for June 1. Analysis: Junta's Strategy to Sever Chin-Rakhine Corridor Becomes Clearer as SAC Targets Ethnic Resistance Supply Lines Linking India Border to Rakhine Coast.Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-29/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-29/On Day 1,943, SAC armed drone strikes killed nine civilians in Ngazun Township, Mandalay Region — including a woman who died shielding an infant — following a brief resistance clash, continuing the junta's pattern of collective punishment against civilian populations in PDF-active zones (Myanmar Now confirmed). In a simultaneous diplomatic escalation, Myanmar junta-installed President Min Aung Hlaing announced his first state visit to India (May 30–June 3), with bilateral talks scheduled with PM Modi on June 1 covering strategic and connectivity cooperation — the highest-level India-Myanmar engagement since the 2021 coup, drawing criticism given the ongoing Chin State offensive and multi-front civilian targeting campaign. The Myawaddy–Mae Sot Friendship Bridge No. 2, closed since August 2025 due to conflict, quietly resumed limited twice-daily truck traffic on May 28, signaling junta consolidation of the Karen-Thailand border trade corridor following the May 19 recapture of Maw Taung. Event file created for May 29; map-lines updated with Ngazun drone strike; map-points updated; KPIs updated to Day 1,943; political and meta updated with India visit announcement.Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-28/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-28/On Day 1,942, an internal resistance conflict in Sagaing Region emerged as NUG-affiliated Pa-Ka-Phah forces in Minkin Township detained Student Revolutionary Force Chairman Ko San Tin Htun and six other SRF members — a dispute rooted in Chindwin River gold mining taxation rights and recruitment authority, exposing structural governance tensions within the anti-junta coalition. KIA and allied PDF forces continue guerrilla ambushes along the Mandalay–Myitkyina road corridor and Sagaing-Kachin border despite the SAC's deployment of a 300-vehicle armored convoy to Myitkyina, with Myanmar Now confirming heavy ongoing clashes in the Indaw Township area. The junta's multi-front May 2026 offensive — simultaneously targeting Rakhine, Kachin, Sagaing, Chin, and Karen State — remains in acute phase with 16.2 million Burmese requiring humanitarian aid. Events for May 28 created; map-points updated with Minkin Township incident; map-lines updated with ongoing KIA guerrilla operations corridor; KPIs updated to Day 1,942.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-27/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-27/On Day 1,941 of Myanmar's civil war, SAC fighter jets bombed Kyain Seikkyi Township in Karen State killing three women with no preceding engagement (KNU Central confirmed), while junta forces in Butalin Township, Sagaing Region used six civilians as human shields and displaced 20,000+ people from over ten villages. On May 26, PDF and the Anyar Myay Coalition Force captured a Pyu Saw Htee militia camp in Myaing Township, Magway Region, rescuing 49 civilians — and KIA-aligned forces conducted FPV drone strikes killing five junta soldiers in Bhamo, Kachin State, despite the KIA's May 22 announced defensive strategy shift. Event files created for May 26-27; map-lines and map-points updated with new strikes and resistance operations; KPIs and meta updated to Day 1,941.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-26/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-26/PDF / Anyar Myay Coalition Captures Junta Militia Base in Myaing, Magway — 49 Civilians Rescued from Pyu Saw Htee Control. KIA-Aligned Resistance FPV Drone Kills 5 Junta Soldiers in Bhamo Township, Kachin State.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-25/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-25/SAC airstrikes killed 5 PDF fighters and injured 2 civilians in Hman Hae Village, Indaw Township, Sagaing Region on Day 1,939 of the conflict — continuing the junta's effort to clear the PDF-held Indaw-Katha corridor following its recapture of the Mandalay-Myitkyina highway on May 5. In a significant diplomatic signal, Arakan Army Commander Twan Mrat Naing gave a rare Diplomat interview opening the door to eventual talks with the Myanmar government and addressing relations with India and Bangladesh — the interview came one week after HRW's publication of 'Skeletons and Skulls Scattered Everywhere,' its May 18 report documenting the AA's alleged 2024 Rohingya massacre in Buthidaung (170+ killed, 90+ children). UN projections document 4 million IDPs now, with 16.2 million requiring humanitarian aid. KPIs, meta, map data, claims, and political entries updated.Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-24/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-24/Resistance forces struck the SAC's Northwest Regional Military Command headquarters in Monywa on May 23, killing 8 junta personnel and injuring 20+ in a rocket attack confirmed by the NUG's Deputy Minister — one of the most significant strikes on a junta regional command HQ since the coup. On May 22, the KIA announced a tactical defensive shift after the SAC dispatched a 300-vehicle armored convoy with mobile howitzers to the Northern Military Command in Myitkyina, the largest junta Kachin reinforcement in years; KIA retains all previously captured positions. The UN updated its Myanmar assessments, documenting 16.2 million people now requiring humanitarian aid — one-third of the population — with 12M facing acute hunger and displacement rising toward 4 million as the junta's multi-front May offensive continues. Event files created for May 22-24; map-lines and map-points updated with Monywa NW Command strike and SAC reinforcement convoy; political.json updated with KIA defensive shift and SCEF coalition.Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-23/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-23/Resistance Rocket Attack Strikes NW Regional Command HQ in Monywa — 8 Junta Personnel Killed, 20+ Injured (NUG Deputy Minister Confirmed).Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-22/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-22/The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) announced a strategic pivot to a defensive posture on May 22, 2026, following a massive Myanmar junta military buildup in Kachin State.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-21/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-21/On May 19, 2026, the Myanmar junta completed two major territorial recaptures in a single day: Maw Taung — KNLA Brigade 4's strategic Thailand border crossing in Tanintharyi Region, held by resistance forces since November 2025 — and Tonzang in northern Chin State, held by Chin joint forces for two years since May 2024, marking the SAC's most significant multi-front territorial gains since the Falam recapture in late April. Simultaneously, the Arakan Army continues advancing on Kyaukphyu — the site of China's $7.3-billion CMEC deep-sea port — with SAC jets and warships bombarding Sanae Township on May 21, destroying 100+ homes and displacing 50,000+ civilians. PDF forces captured the Saing Pyin police station in Depayin Township, Sagaing (11 junta killed, May 14-16), while TNLA rejected China-brokered junta demands to surrender four northern Shan State towns at Kunming talks (May 12-13). Event files for May 19-21 created; map-lines and map-points updated for Maw Taung capture, Tonzang recapture, Sanae bombing, and Sagaing PDF operations.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-20/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-20/SAC Forces and Militia Burn Hmaw Wan Lay Village — Hpakant Township, Kachin State (Cumulative: 137 Civilians Killed, 400 Injured in Hpakant Since 2024). People's Defence Force (PDF) fighters captured the Saing Pyin police station in Depayin Township, Sagaing Region, according to CDM reporting on May 20, 2026.Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-19/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-19/SAC Forces Recapture Maw Taung — KNLA Brigade 4 Withdraws from Strategic Thailand Border Crossing After Junta's Two-Week Three-Column Offensive. SAC Recaptures Tonzang After Chin Joint Forces Withdraw — Junta Seizes Second Symbolic Town on May 19 Following Falam. Multiple Myanmar junta airstrikes and aerial attacks killed civilians across at least three regions on May 19, 2026, according to CDM (Civil Disobedience Movement) daily reporting.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-18/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-18/A junta airstrike in Palaw Township, Tanintharyi Region, killed six civilians on May 18, 2026 — including three children (two 11-year-old boys and a 6-year-old girl) — confirmed by the Karen National Union (KNU), marking the latest mass child-casualty airstrike in Myanmar's escalating civil war and the fourth such incident in May 2026 alone. The SAC three-column offensive toward Maw Taung — KNLA Brigade 4's critical Thailand border crossing — continued through Day 3 with junta forces maintaining their advance roughly 15 miles from the town while conducting daily airstrikes; thousands of Tanintharyi civilians continued to flee toward the Thai border in Ranong. Map-lines and map-points updated to reflect the Palaw Township strike; kpis updated to Day 1,932 since the February 2021 coup.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-17/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-17/Junta forces burned four houses and abducted ten residents in Thamin village, Kani Township, Sagaing Region on May 17, as SAC jets simultaneously struck Chaung Ma school in the same township injuring four civilians — part of a systematic school-bombing campaign documented by the Irrawaddy: at least six educational facilities struck across Sagaing, Northern Shan State, and Karen State in five weeks, with Pauk Inn Myaing school in Sagaing also hit (fortunately closed, no casualties). The Arakan Army and allied resistance resumed their assault on the junta's Nat Yay Kan strategic hilltop base in Padan Township, Magway Region, reflecting AA's expanding multi-front operations beyond Rakhine State. Three SAC columns continued pressing toward Maw Taung — KNLA Brigade 4's Thailand border crossing in Tanintharyi — with junta forces advancing within 15 miles of the town and conducting daily airstrikes, as thousands of residents fled toward the Thai border. Map-lines and map-points updated to reflect the Kani Township school strike and resumed AA Padan assault.Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-16/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-16/Three SAC columns advanced within 15 miles of Maw Taung (KNLA Brigade 4's key Thailand border crossing in Tanintharyi) with daily airstrikes, as Lay Kay camp in KNLA Brigade 1 territory (Bilin Township, Mon State) fell on May 11 after junta forces deployed drones, paramotors, and aircraft — marking escalating junta pressure across all three major KNLA brigades simultaneously. In Magway Region, approximately 8,000 residents fled 14 villages in Pauk Township amid junta advances, artillery strikes, drone attacks, and airstrikes; Saw Town was occupied by junta forces with 20+ young men arrested. Over 820 Chin State civilians fled to India's Mizoram between May 11-13 as reports emerged of an impending junta offensive on Rikhawdar — the last India-Myanmar trade border town held by Chin resistance. The UN's IIMM marked the first anniversary of the May 12, 2025 Oe Htein Kwin school massacre, documenting that 640+ airstrikes have killed or injured children since the 2021 coup.Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-15/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-15/The Myanmar junta escalated its post-Falam Chin Hills offensive with 15 airstrikes on Mindat and Kanpetlet towns in a single day (May 15), killing 4 including a prisoner of war — confirmed by the Chin People's Union and Army — after 11 strikes on May 13-14. In parallel, a large-scale SAC ground offensive with 20+ airstrikes hit Pauk, Saw, and Kyaukhtu townships in Magway, while the Kani Township humanitarian crisis in Sagaing has displaced 30,900+ civilians from 44 villages over two weeks. Resistance forces killed 6 SAC soldiers and wounded 30+ in a Magway ambush; the Ye Balu Force assassinated a junta deputy battalion commander in Mon State; and Irrawaddy reported KIA-led forces advancing on a key Sagaing stronghold. BROUK released a major report documenting systematic sexual violence against Rohingya by Arakan Army forces in northern Rakhine. The US confirmed it is reviewing a $1 billion frozen Myanmar funds transfer for non-lethal aid to resistance forces.Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-14/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-14/Junta Drops 11 Airstrikes on Mindat and Kanpetlet Towns, Southern Chin State — 4 Killed Including Prisoner of War; CPU/A Confirms. Junta Forces Attack Wintarpan Village, Bilin Township, Mon State — 2 Killed Including a Child, 6 Injured; Civilian Vehicle Shot. SAC Launches Large-Scale Ground Offensive With 20+ Airstrikes in Pauk, Saw, and Kyaukhtu Townships, Magway — Civilian Displacement and Travel Warnings Issued. US Reviewing Proposal to Transfer $1 Billion in Frozen Myanmar Funds for Non-Lethal Aid to Resistance Forces.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-13/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-13/Kani Township Humanitarian Emergency: 30,900+ Civilians Displaced from 44 Villages as SAC Airstrike and Ground Campaign Intensifies. Resistance Forces Ambush Junta Troop Column in Magway Region — 6 SAC Soldiers Killed, 30+ Injured. Ye Balu Resistance Force Assassinates SAC Deputy Battalion Commander Tun Yar Kyaw in Ye Township, Mon State. NUG Calls on ASEAN and International Community to Adopt 'Clear, Time-Bound Benchmarks' for Cessation of Junta Airstrikes.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-12/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-12/NUG formally condemned ASEAN's agreement to hold virtual talks with the junta's foreign minister, calling the move 'deeply contradictory' after Min Aung Hlaing's government destroyed the 2020 democratic mandate. PDF forces killed two Pyu Saw Htee militia members and injured six in Okpho Township, Bago Region, with a separate resistance checkpoint attack in Letpadan — demonstrating sustained resistance pressure across Myanmar's central logistics corridor. In Karenni State's Hpruso Township, over 1,000 displaced civilians lack food and shelter after junta troops shot one man dead, tortured another, and burned villages. Myingyan District (Mandalay Region) recorded 72 civilian casualties across four townships from ongoing SAC airstrikes, artillery, and column incursions, with displaced civilians also dying from heatstroke in the extreme hot season.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-11/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-11/SAC 8-Day Airstrike Campaign in Chin State Kills 29 — 20 Civilians (Including Children) and 9 Resistance Fighters. SAC Airstrikes Drive Mass Evacuation of 10+ Villages in Kani Township, Sagaing Region. Skeletal Remains of Civilian Found After Junta Incursion in Myingyan, Mandalay — At Least 10 Beheaded Since Coup, 23 Villages Burned in April Alone. Resistance forces conducted two significant operations in central Myanmar on May 11, 2026, according to the MoeMaKa CDM Domestic News.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-10/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-10/Arakan Army (AA) forces attacked strategic junta military camps and security outposts in Pantaung Township, Bago Region, near the junta's No. Resistance Forces Battle Junta for Control of Mawtaung Border Town on Thailand-Myanmar Frontier. ASEAN Foreign Ministers Agree to Virtual Talks With Myanmar Junta's Foreign Minister — First Formal Engagement Since 2021 Exclusion.Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-09/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-09/On Day 1,923, CDF/PDF resistance forces killed 15 junta soldiers in local battles on the Falam-Hakha road in Chin State, demonstrating continued combat capacity despite SAC recaptures of Falam and Kennedy Peak. PDF forces in Seik Phyu Township, Magway, destroyed a junta logistics convoy carrying aerial bombs and ammunition — killing 4 soldiers — directly degrading SAC airstrike resupply capacity. A SAC drone attack on Ledo Township in Karen State (KNU Brigade 3) struck a monastery and two houses, injuring one civilian — the fifth documented monastery attack of 2026. At the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, the bloc remained divided: Thailand proposed engagement with Myanmar's foreign minister while Malaysia's chair rejected softening as junta atrocities continue.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-08/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-08/On Day 1,922, the junta launched the longest military offensive in Tanintharyi Region since the 2021 coup, displacing over 6,000 civilians from 8 villages in Thayetchaung Township. A SAC airstrike on Phunom village, Tedim Township (Chin State) killed 7 PDF-Zoland fighters and 3 civilians, the day after the junta recaptured Kennedy Peak. On May 7, SAC jets and Y-12 aircraft struck two private boarding schools in Kyauktaw (Rakhine State), killing 19 high school students and injuring 20+. KIA forces seized multiple junta camps in Bhamo and Waingmaw (Kachin State), tightening encirclement of Infantry Battalion 58 to within 100 meters. Former ASEAN foreign ministers and UN officials formally called for abandoning the Five-Point Consensus and recognizing the NUG as Myanmar's legitimate government.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-07/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-07/On Day 1,921, the junta completed a major strategic gain by capturing Mawlu (May 5), securing the full Mandalay–Myitkyina highway corridor and cutting KIA overland logistics. A SAC airstrike on a monastery in Bhamo Township, Kachin State, killed 15 civilians. In Salin Township (Magway Region), junta troops executed two hostages — including an elderly disabled woman — after burning five villages and taking nine people hostage. Eleven PDF fighters were ambushed and killed by junta troops in Taungtha Township (Mandalay Region), with bodies reportedly burned. Former foreign ministers and UN experts issued a formal call for international recognition of Myanmar's NUG acting president. Events, map lines, map points, KPIs, and meta updated.Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-06/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-06/Eleven People's Defence Force fighters were killed and two are missing after a junta ambush in Taungtha Township, Mandalay Region, according to Myanmar Now and The Irrawaddy reporting on May 6, 2026. SAC Forces Burn 5+ Salin Township Villages, Kill 2 Elderly, Take 9 Hostages Including Novice Monk — Part of Magway Region Offensive. Junta Reportedly Preparing Offensive on Rikhawdar — Strategic India-Border Trade Hub Held by Chin Resistance Since Nov 2023.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-05/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-05/Junta Captures Mawlu, Completing Control of Entire Mandalay–Myitkyina Highway — Strategic Logistics Blow to Resistance. The People's Defence Force (PDF) marked its fifth anniversary on May 5, 2026, with high-level NUG statements stressing resilience amid a challenging period of territorial losses. Kachin Human Rights Watch: At Least 30 Civilians Killed, 42 Arrested in Two Months of Kachin Conflict.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-04/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-04/On Day 1,918, Aung San Suu Kyi's transfer from prison to house arrest was rejected by the NUG and her son Kim Aris as a 'deceptive political maneuver,' with lawyers unable to independently verify the move. KIA killed 40 SAC troops and captured 1 in Shwegu Township after the junta deployed 1,000+ armored reinforcements. On May 1, a SAC jet killed 5 children (ages 3-10) near the India-Myanmar border in Falam Township, triggering 150+ refugees to flee into Mizoram. KNLA Brigade 4 captured the Htee Khee junta base on the Thai-Myanmar border in Tanintharyi Region, with SAC troops fleeing into Thailand. The NUG Human Rights Ministry reported nearly 6,000 people — including 740 children — have been killed in SAC airstrikes since the 2021 coup. Events, map lines, map points, KPIs, and political entries updated.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-03/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-03/NUG Human Rights Ministry: Nearly 6,000 Killed in SAC Airstrikes Since Coup — 740 Children Among Dead; Press Freedom Day Marks 47 Journalists Still Detained. NUG Rejects ASSK House Arrest Claim as 'Deceptive Maneuver' — Son Kim Aris Gives NPR Interview Demanding Proof of Life; Lawyers Unable to Verify Transfer.Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-02/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-02/SAC Sends 1,000+ Reinforcements Including Tanks Into Shwegu Township — KIA Battles Back as Kachin Frontier Escalates. SAC Airstrike Campaign Kills 10+ Children Under Age 12 in Myingyan and Taungtha Townships — Incendiary Bombs, Drones, Gyrocopters, and Artillery Used.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-01/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-05-01/SAC Jet Drops 500-Pound Bombs on Khawpuichhip and Zimpi Villages in Falam Township — 5 Children and 1 Man Killed Near India Border; 150+ Refugees Flee to Mizoram. Aung San Suu Kyi Transferred from Naypyidaw Prison to House Arrest — NUG and Son Kim Aris Reject Move as 'Deceptive Maneuver,' Demand Proof of Life. Junta Forces Invade Yinmabin, Pale, and Kani Townships in Lower Sagaing — Large SAC Columns Enter Following Bo Nagar's Surrender.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-30/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-30/On Day 1,914, the junta formally published Martial Law Ordinance No. 2/2026 activating military tribunals across 60 townships in 7 states and regions, and simultaneously revoked the licenses of 3 independent media outlets. SAC aircraft bombed the Chaung Ku bridge construction site in Kanpetlet Township (Chin State) with two 300-pound bombs, killing 9 civilian construction workers. PDF District Battalion 4-10 ambushed an SAC convoy on the Myingyan–Nyaung-U road (Mandalay Region) on April 27-28, killing approximately 25 junta troops and destroying 3 vehicles including a drone carrier. SAC jets also conducted two strikes on KNU-controlled Mawdaung (Singkhon Pass, Tanintharyi Region) on April 26 with six 250-pound bombs — unable to retake the KNLA-held border trade hub by air that it cannot recapture on the ground. Map lines and points updated for Kanpetlet, Mawdaung, and Myingyan operations.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-29/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-29/On Day 1,913, KIA-led forces are advancing toward Indaw town on the contested Katha-Sagaing axis — with a junta column reaching 6 miles away and Myanmar Now reporting resistance capture of the town after months of fighting. KIA Brigade 1 ambushed a 70-man SAC column at Wadat Village, Putao Township (Kachin State), inflicting heavy casualties on the latest junta push toward Sumprabum. The EU extended Myanmar sanctions until April 30, 2027 (105 individuals, 22 entities), rejecting the junta's 'civilian rule' transition. PDF and Pa Ka Pha forces captured the Aung Chan Thar base in Kalewa Township, reopening the Ye-U–Kalewa road; the KNLA captured Kabawtu base in Hpapun District — the 68th junta position seized in Mutraw since 2021. On April 27, SAC airstrikes killed 20+ displaced civilians (IDPs) in Thandaunggyi Township across three villages, bringing the Day 1,911 death toll to ~30. Map lines and points updated for all new resistance operations and the evolving Indaw/Katha-Sagaing frontline.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-28/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-28/EU Extends Myanmar Sanctions Until April 30, 2027 — 105 Individuals and 22 Entities Covered. PDF and Pa Ka Pha Forces Capture Aung Chan Thar Base in Kalewa Township — Ye-U–Kalewa Road Reopened. KNLA and Allied Forces Capture Kabawtu Base in Hpapun District — 68th Junta Position Seized in Mutraw Since 2021 Coup.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-27/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-27/On Day 1,911, the resistance launched the Steering Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF) — the most unified anti-junta political-military council since the 2021 coup, uniting the NUG, CRPH, KIO, KNU, KNPP, and CNF. This followed China FM Wang Yi's April 26 conclusion of his Naypyidaw visit, pledging to 'firmly support Myanmar's national sovereignty' and expanding China-junta security cooperation. Falam, Chin State's capital, was recaptured by the SAC on April 25-26 after a year of resistance control, costing the junta 500+ casualties while resistance forces withdrew with 300+ weapons. SAC drone strikes killed 8 civilians including 3 children on April 25-26 in Karenni State and Magway Region; on April 24, SAC jets and Mi-35 helicopters killed 12+ civilians in Bon Taung village, Karen State. KNLA launched an assault on Waw Lay military base near Myawaddy on April 27, forcing junta troops to flee. Map lines and points updated for all new strikes and resistance operations; KPIs updated to Day 1,911.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-26/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-26/SAC Recaptures Falam Town and Surbung Airport After Year-Long Resistance Hold — 500+ Military Casualties, Resistance Withdraws With 300+ Weapons. Wang Yi Concludes Myanmar Visit — China Pledges to 'Firmly Support' Junta Sovereignty; Trade and Security Cooperation Expanded. SAC Drones Kill 8 Civilians Including 3 Children in Karenni State and Magway — Novice Monk Among Dead.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-25/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-25/On Day 1,909 of Myanmar's civil war, the junta imposed martial law on 60 towns across six states, authorizing military courts with death penalty powers — one of the most sweeping legal crackdowns since the coup. China FM Wang Yi arrived in Naypyidaw for a two-day visit with Min Aung Hlaing, delivering Beijing's critical endorsement of the SAC's 'civilian rule' transition. On April 23, SAC forces mortared an IDP camp in Hpakant Township, killing 13-year-old Maung Swut Jet Aung while studying — collective punishment during the KIA's sustained Hpakant offensive. A junta ceremony claiming 517 resistance surrenders on April 24 was dismissed as fabricated propaganda by Naypyidaw PDF commanders. Map lines updated for Hpakant IDP camp mortar strike; KPIs updated to Day 1,909.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-24/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-24/On Day 1,908 of Myanmar's civil war, The Irrawaddy documented that the SAC has killed 100+ civilians through airstrikes since the junta parliament convened March 16 — exposing 'civilian rule' as a facade for intensified aerial violence. April 23 saw SAC deploy ~10 fighter jets in a major assault on Falam Township, Chin State, while a separate SAC suicide drone bombed a village school in Wetlet (11 injured including 10 students), and jets bombed Ngapali tourist town in Rakhine. On April 22, resistance forces captured a junta outpost in Lewe Township, Naypyidaw Union Territory (10 soldiers including a major killed), SAC jets killed 4 young civilians at a fishing area in Letpadan (Bago), and approximately 50 bombs were dropped on Paletwa Township (Chin State). MoeMaKa confirmed the SAC has now exceeded 9,400 total airstrike incidents since the 2021 coup. Map points and lines updated for Wetlet, Ngapali, Falam, Letpadan, Lewe, and Paletwa.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-23/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-23/On Day 1,907 of Myanmar's civil war, the KIA announced the indefinite closure of the Hpakant–Nantyar–Karmaing road — a strategic ground corridor in Kachin State — tightening its stranglehold on the junta's jade-mining garrison and cutting SAC resupply routes. Min Aung Hlaing told Thailand's Foreign Minister he is 'considering good things' for Aung San Suu Kyi (imprisoned 1,907 days), a comment met with deep skepticism by human rights groups given the junta's record. Added to April 22 events: the Kawthoolei Army's (KTLA) pre-dawn ambush of KNLA Battalion 12 soldiers in Karen State, killing 4 soldiers and a 10-year-old child — highlighting the SAC's strategy of weaponizing Karen splinter groups. April 21 events also updated with SAC jets conducting 8 strikes on Taze Township, Sagaing. Map points and lines updated for Taze, Kasay Doh, and the Hpakant road closure corridor.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-22/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-22/International pressure on Myanmar's junta escalated on April 22 as diplomatic fallout from the April 20 cross-border hospital bombing in Bue So (Karen State) continued — a SAC bomb landed in Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province during an attack that killed six Arakan Army members, prompting Bangkok to demand explanation. The KNU and CNF publicly rejected Min Aung Hlaing's July peace talks invitation as illegitimate. Internationally, Aung San Suu Kyi's continued imprisonment drew scrutiny: while former President U Win Myint was freed in the Thingyan amnesty, Suu Kyi's sentence was only reduced (not commuted), and 22,668 political prisoners remain detained. Day 1,906 of the Myanmar conflict.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-21/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-21/On April 21, a massive fire and explosion at the Homalin river port in Sagaing region killed 2 people and injured 11, destroying 22 motorized boats — the second deadly port fire at Homalin in 2026 and a marker of civilian infrastructure collapse in conflict-ravaged Sagaing. The previous day's cross-border bombing of a KNU hospital (one bomb landing in Thailand's Mae Hong Son) continues to generate diplomatic pressure on the junta. KPIs updated with day 1,905 since the February 2021 coup. The map now includes Homalin as a humanitarian incident point in Sagaing.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-20/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-20/On April 20, Myanmar Air Force Yak-130 and MiG-29 jets bombed a KNU hospital in Bue So (Karen State) near the Thai border — 9 bombs were dropped, one crossing into Thailand's Mae Hong Son; 6 Arakan Army members were killed in the strike. On April 19, KIA killed ~40 pro-junta militia in a Hpakant landmine ambush; the SAC bombed Mrauk-U and Ponnagyun injuring 13 civilians; and the IPU reaffirmed CRPH recognition as Myanmar's principal parliamentary body. On April 18, KIA captured 2 militia bases in Tanai Township (Kachin) and a landmine attack killed 5 SAC soldiers in Natmauk (Magway). The Thingyan period saw 110+ aerial attacks on Ayadaw Township (Sagaing) and a 17-year-old detainee tortured and killed in Yesagyo. Map lines, map points, KPIs, and political section updated.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-19/https://watchboard.dev/myanmar-civil-war/#digest-2026-04-19/KIA Landmine Ambush Kills ~40 Pro-Junta Militia in Hpakant — Major Single-Action Losses for SAC. On April 19, 2026, Myanmar Air Force aircraft dropped 500-pound bombs on Mrauk-U and Ponnagyun townships in Rakhine State, injuring at least 13 civilians including 3 monks, 8 men, and 2 women. Inter-Parliamentary Union Confirms CRPH as Myanmar's Principal Parliamentary Representative.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdaily