1. According to NUG, more than 90,000 private houses were destroyed and a total of more than 5,000 people were killed due to the arbitrary killings of Myanmar military council
On January 12, the National Unity Government released a statement that more than 90,000 private houses were destroyed due to the arson attacks and a total of more than 5,000 people were killed across the country by Myanmar military council.
“Despite the efforts of the National Unity Government and revolutionary forces to safeguard civilians during the defensive resistance war, Myanmar military council is perpetrating aerial attacks, causing destruction and loss of civilian lives. As a result of Myanmar military council’s arson attacks on civilian residences and villages, more than 90,000 private houses have been destroyed across the country, over 5,000 individuals have lost their lives, and about 4,000 suffered injuries due to Myanmar military’s aerial bombings, indiscriminate shelling, and extrajudicial killings,” it stated.
2. The NUG announced that the terrorist military council has used all means and restrictions to prevent assistance to the internally displaced persons, and it is violating international humanitarian law
The NUG government has said that the terrorist military council has used all means and restrictions to prevent assistance to the internally displaced persons, and it is violating international humanitarian law.
It is included in an “Appeal to local, international aid organisations, and donor countries in addressing the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar,” issued by NUG on January 12.
The appeal included the following:
“There are now over 950,000 displaced persons in Sagaing, over 700,000 in Karen National Union (KNU) controlled areas, around 350,000 in Rakhine State and around 350,000 in Karenni State. Other states and regions also have several thousands of displaced persons.
Both local and international humanitarian organisations are facing significant challenges in delivering essential aid such as food, medicine, and shelter to those in need, due to Myanmar military’s blockade and restrictions.
The revolutionary forces, along with the people of Myanmar, strongly urge against any humanitarian assistance operations collaboration with Myanmar military council, which has systemically and intentionally committed atrocities against innocent civilians.
Based on the consensus of the people of Myanmar and ethnic revolutionary forces, the National Unity Government urges the international community to cooperate in solving the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar by imposing economic sanctions on terrorist Myanmar military, by reviewing and stopping international organisations’ projects which favour the financial flow to the Myanmar military council, and by exerting political pressure to end the import of jet fuel in order to stop their divesting aerial bombings and heavy artillery attacks against unarmed civilians.”
3. People, revolutionary forces and relevant personnel are urged to be cautious since the terrorist military is deliberately targeting civilian targets
U Kyaw Zaw, the spokesperson of the President Office, said that the terrorist military is targeting civilian targets on purpose, so the people, the revolutionary forces and relevant personnel are urged to be cautious. He said this at a press conference regarding the January 12 airstrike in Kanan Village.
“The terrorist junta is failing from all sides, and their actions clearly show that they are deliberately causing as many deaths as possible to the civilian population. Our National Unity Government is working to provide advance warning, preventive measures, and education to protect the civilian population as much as possible, but the terrorist military is targeting civilian targets on purpose, so we respectfully urge all citizens, revolutionary forces, and relevant personnel to be in great caution,” he said.
According to the evidence and statistics obtained by the National Unity Government up to December 31, 2023, 627 children under the age of 18 and 1,017 women have been killed due to the terrorist killings committed since the day the terrorist military led by Min Aung Hlaing tried to seize power. It is reported that 583 attacks have been committed on innocent people’s communities using the air force, 897 civilians have been killed, and 76 religious buildings and 52 schools have been destroyed.
4. The TNLA chairman said that it is time for the revolutionary forces to work together to make the military council accountable
TNLA Chairman Lt. Gen. Tar Aik Bong said that it is time for the revolutionary forces to work together to bring responsibility and accountability for the war crimes committed by the military council. The chairman of PSLF/TNLA said this during his speech on the 61st anniversary of Ta’ang National Revolution Day fell on January 12.
“It is time for the revolutionary forces to come together and fight against the terrorist military council to make it accountable for the war crimes using the air attack weapons purchased to protect the country from foreign invasion and bombing the people’s houses every day,” Lieutenant General Tar Aik Bong said.
He also said that as long as the military leaders have the right to use the country’s revenue as they want, the country will not develop, and rather, the people will become poorer and poorer. In addition, the chairman of TNLA said that there is only the Myanmar military among the armies of the countries that is fighting back against its people by purchasing military equipment with the revenue collected from the people. So, it is time for the revolutionary forces, which have been formed in the midst of the military’s oppression and hardships, to review the current situation of the military council and attack and capture the military bases in their active areas. The Ta’ang Army TNLA has been able to attack and capture 7 towns and hundreds of military bases in the Ta’ang region within 80 days of ‘1027 Operation’.
5. The military council and the 3 Brotherhood Alliances agreed to a cease-fire without continuing mutual operations as per the current situation
According to a source close to the ethnic forces, the 3 Brotherhood Alliances and the military council have agreed to a cease-fire without continuing to conduct mutual operations as per the current situation.
It is reported that the ceasefire was agreed to on the night of January 11 at the third round of talks held in Kunming, China.
It is reported that they agreed on points such as the two sides must not advance further, the northern Brotherhood Alliances must not continue fighting over military bases and cities, the military council must not carry out air attacks and heavy artillery firing, and both sides must not carry out mutual operations. However, it is not known whether the ceasefire applies only to northern Shan State or whether it includes Rakhine State.
The meeting was attended by Pheung Kun, Jin Shin, and 5 members from MNDAA; Brigadier General Tar Phone Kyaw, and 7 members from PSLF/TNLA; and Dr. Nyo Tun Aung, and 7 members from ULA/AA. From the side of the Myanmar military council, a team led by Lieutenant General Min Naing from the Military Council attended. In addition, it is reported that the Chinese government delegation, which is conducting mediation, also attended the talks.
In the third round of talks, they agreed to reopen border trade with China, but it can only be implemented if there is a real ceasefire.
After Operation 1027, with China’s intervention, the three northern factions and the military council held talks three times. At the first meeting, they agreed to a cease-fire until the end of December, but the fighting continued. This time, it is said that they agreed to a ceasefire on January 11, but the fighting continued until January 12, according to reports from North Shan residents.
During the nearly 80 days of ‘1027 Operation’, 3 Brotherhood Alliances captured around 300 military bases in the Northern Shan region, 7 cities in the Ta’ang region, and no less than 9 cities in the Kokang region.
“Despite the current ceasefire, we will stand in solidarity with the people of Myanmar as long as the military dictatorship is not rooted out,” MNDAA and AA stated in a message on January 12, Ta’ang National Revolution Day.
6. The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) across the country has reached more than 2.6 million
On January 10, UN OCHA Myanmar stated that the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) across the country has reached more than 2.6 million.
“Intensified conflict between the Myanmar Armed Forces and various armed groups continues to drive internal displacement across numerous states and regions, resulting in severe protection threats.
Since 26 October, more than 660,000 individuals have been newly displaced in the northern and southern parts of Shan, as well as in Kayah, Rakhine, Chin, Sagaing, Mandalay, eastern Bago, Kayin, Mon, and Tanintharyi. This escalation brings the total number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Myanmar to over 2.6 million,” UN OHCA Myanmar reported.
7. In Khin-U Township, the military council soldiers killed five people, including two elderly people
According to Khin U Township News and Information, a military council column killed 5 local people, including two elderly people, in Khin-U Township, Sagaing Division.
On the morning of January 12, a military council column of more than 80 soldiers patrolling the west side of Khin-U Township killed a total of five people: 2 old men aged 60 from Myin Kya Village, 1 woman from Kyun Taw Gyi Village, and 1 man and 1 woman from Thet Thar Pan Taung (Karseik Village) Village. In addition, 10 houses in Kyun Taw Gyi Village were also burned down by the junta column, residents said.
The revolutionary forces stated that starting at 9:30 a.m. on January 12, the column and the local people’s defense forces clashed for about 45 minutes, resulting in casualties among the military council soldiers. In the evening of that day, it was reported that the column crossed the Muu River and entered Ye-U on stretchers.
According to a statement from the PDF Military Headquarters, on January 10, Shwe Bo District PDF Battalion (3) attacked a military council column west of Intainggyi Village, Khin-U Township, killing 5 military council soldiers and wounding 10 others.
8. The Yaw Defense Force – YDF participated in the battle to capture the strategic hill camp in Taung Shay, Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State
On January 12, the announcement of the military success was made by the Yaw Defense Force – YDF.
“In the second week of December, 2023, the Yaw Defense Force – YDF actively participated in the battle at the strategic camp in Taung Shay, Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State, alongside allied forces, taking military experience. The YDF is very grateful to the Arakan Army for giving such military experience and the opportunity to fight,” it stated.
The battle for the Taung Shay strategic hill camp lasted for 3 weeks, and YDF forces actively participated until the Arakan Army captured the entire camp on January 6, 2024.
9. Another mine attack on the military council column of more than 100 reinforcements arriving from Myeik, which was firing recklessly on nearby villages with small arms
Another mine attack was launched on the military council column of more than 100 reinforcements that came from Myeik, which was firing recklessly on nearby villages with small arms.
On January 12, the operation was confirmed by the Kyunsu Township People’s Defense Force – PaKaFa.
“Kyunsu People’s Defense Force, Taw Pone Gyi People’s Defense Force (Tanintharyi PaKaFa), Palaw Township People’s Defense Force, and Tanintharyi Security Forces cooperatively launched another mine attack on the military council column of more than 100 reinforcements that came from Myeik and was firing recklessly on nearby villages with small arms between Tagan Taung Pu Village and Wine Taung Village in Myeik Township, on January 12, at 01:00 p.m. The casualties of the junta column are under investigation,” it stated.
It is reported that the People’s Defense Forces were able to successfully retreat without any damage.
10. The military council troops who were taking security at the Kyaikto Inwa Bank branch were attacked, killing a militiaman and injuring 2 civilian women
The People’s Defense Force Battalion 7805 Company 4 stated that a militiaman under the military council was killed during their mission of attacking the military council troops that were taking security at the Inwa Bank branch of Kyaikto Township, Mon State.
On January 12, at 12:26 p.m., the comrades of the People’s Defense Forces arrived in a car and attacked the military council soldiers who were taking security in front of Inwa Bank, next to the township soccer field, Kant Kaw Ward, Kyaikto Township.
“We fired at the militiamen who were taking security in front of Inwa Bank. When we shot, there was only one militiaman. A soldier was eating in front of the bank,” said a comrade from the PDF Battalion 7805 Company 4.
As a result of the shooting, a militiaman was killed on the spot, and a soldier inside the bank returned fire, hitting a woman in the thigh, the PDF comrade added.
According to local residents, a member of the militia was killed and two women were injured during the exchange of fire. In addition, 10 minutes after the shooting, shops in the vicinity area were closed, and the military council blocked the town’s roads and inspected.
PDF Battalion 7805 Company 4 informed that they had planned to carry out the mission in the city under various difficulties with special caution and the people’s defense comrades were able to retreat without harm.
PDF Battalion 7805 Company 4 apologized for the harm caused to the public during the shooting, and they requested the public to stay away from the military council because they would carry out the best missions again.
Last September 26, 2023, the Ye Bhilu PDF attacked the military council troops who were taking security at the Myawaddy Bank on General Street, Yan Gyi Aung Ward, Ye Township, killing a member of the military council troops and a bank security staff.
11. Arakan Army-AA captured Brigadier General Zin Myo Swe, the commander of No. 19 Military Operations Commands (MOC) while retreating to Paletwa
On January 12, Ko Tun Tun from the People’s Defense Forces’ Strategic Studies and Records Department reported that the Arakan Army-AA captured Brigadier General Zin Myo Swe, the commander of No. 19 Military Operations Commands (MOC) while retreating to Paletwa.
It is reported that the Arakan Army-AA captured Brigadier General Zin Myo Swe, the commander of No. 19 Military Operations Commands (MOC), during the battles on the morning of January 12 at Yetakhon Hill in the west of Paletwa Township, Chin State. Brigadier General Zin Myo Swe graduated from Batch-23 of the Defense Service Academy and he was arrested while retreating to Paletwa due to the attack and capture of the strategic hill in Paletwa Township by the AA. Brigadier General Zin Myo Swe, before becoming the commander of the MOC-19, was the strategic commander of the Kutkai-based command that currently captured by 3 Brotherhood Alliances. He has been transferred to the MOC-19 in 2022.
- According to NUG, more than 90,000 private houses were destroyed and a total of more than 5,000 people were killed due to the arbitrary killings of Myanmar military council
- The NUG announced that the terrorist military council has used all means and restrictions to prevent assistance to the internally displaced persons, and it is violating international humanitarian law
- People, revolutionary forces and relevant personnel are urged to be cautious since the terrorist military is deliberately targeting civilian targets
- The TNLA chairman said that it is time for the revolutionary forces to work together to make the military council accountable
- The military council and the 3 Brotherhood Alliances agreed to a cease-fire without continuing mutual operations as per the current situation
- The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) across the country has reached more than 2.6 million
- In Khin-U Township, the military council soldiers killed five people, including two elderly people
- The Yaw Defense Force – YDF participated in the battle to capture the strategic hill camp in Taung Shay, Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State
- Another mine attack on the military council column of more than 100 reinforcements arriving from Myeik, which was firing recklessly on nearby villages with small arms
- The military council troops who were taking security at the Kyaikto Inwa Bank branch were attacked, killing a militiaman and injuring 2 civilian women
- Arakan Army-AA captured Brigadier General Zin Myo Swe, the commander of No. 19 Military Operations Commands (MOC) while retreating to Paletwa
