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Three Brotherhood Alliance

Airstrikes Amid Earthquakes: Myanmar’s Double Disaster
By Myra Dahgaypaw and La Min
The junta's muddled and repressive response to the devastating March 28 earthquake show where its priorities really lie.

In Earthquake’s Aftermath, Major Myanmar Rebel Alliance Announces ‘Humanitarian Pause’
By Sebastian Strangio
Could the devastation of the March 28 quake help catalyze a political solution to the country’s civil war?

Second Major Rebel Group Says It Is Ready For Talks With Myanmar Junta
By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army is a sign of China's growing efforts to shape the direction of the conflict in Shan State.

Myanmar Rebel Leader Has Been Detained in China, Report Says
By Sebastian Strangio
Peng Daxun, the head of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, is reportedly under house arrest in Yunnan.

Myanmar’s Border Trade With China and Thailand Has Collapsed
By Sebastian Strangio
Ethnic armed groups opposed to the military now control trade routes accounting for 91 percent of the country's overland trade with China.

Chinese FM Meets Myanmar’s Junta Chief Amid Resistance Offensives
By Sebastian Strangio
China continues to work with the military junta, but ties between Beijing and Naypyidaw are fraying amid the ongoing conflict.

Myanmar Resistance Group Claims It Has ‘Fully Captured’ Key Military HQ
By Sebastian Strangio
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army has released images of its forces inside the headquarters of the Northeast Regional Command in Lashio.

Myanmar Rebel Group Claims Capture of Major Military HQ in Shan State
By Sebastian Strangio
The fall of the military's Northeastern Regional Command headquarters would mark a turning-point in the country's civil war.

Myanmar Resistance Group Claims Capture of Ruby-Mining Town
By Sebastian Strangio
The Three Brotherhood Alliance resistance group continues to press forward with the second phase of its Operation 1027 offensive.

Myanmar Armed Groups Extend Ceasefire at China’s Urging
By Sebastian Strangio
The Three Brotherhood Alliance has agreed to hold its fire in northern Shan State until the end of the month.

Fighting Erupts in Myanmar’s Shan State as Armed Groups Resume Offensive
By Sebastian Strangio
The Three Brotherhood Alliance has launched the second phase of its Operation 1027 offensive, attacking regime positions across northern Shan.

Last Flights Out of Sittwe
By Naw Theresa
As resistance forces move within striking distance of the capital of Rakhine State, many of its inhabitants are seeking a way out.

Myanmar Military, Resistance Alliance Sign China-Brokered Agreement
By Sebastian Strangio
The two sides have promised to pull back forces from frontline positions and safeguard Chinese interests in northern Shan State.

Ahead of Coup Anniversary, Myanmar Resistance Groups Release Political Roadmap
By Sebastian Strangio
The National Unity Government and three allies have released the most detailed plan yet for what would follow the collapse of the military regime.

Good Rebels or Good Timing?: Myanmar’s MNDAA and Operation 1027
By Yaolong Xian
The rebel group has shed its reputation as an opium trafficking syndicate and pledged itself to the Spring Revolution. Is its transformation more than skin deep?

Myanmar Ethnic Armed Groups Draw Allegations of Forced Recruitment
By Naw Theresa
There are many undercurrents to Myanmar’s civil war, and more inconvenient truths will emerge as the fighting escalates.

Rights Group Accuses Myanmar Rebel Outfit of Forced Recruitment
By Sebastian Strangio
The allegations raise questions about the MNDAA's relationship to the country's broader anti-junta resistance movement.

Myanmar Resistance Forces Seize Another China Border Crossing
By Sebastian Strangio
The MNDAA's reported capture of the Yanlonkyaing border gate marks a further step toward its reconquest of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone in northern Shan State.

Myanmar Ethnic Alliance Continues Gains, Despite China-Brokered Ceasefire
By Sebastian Strangio
A day after Beijing announced the negotiated ceasefire, resistance forces were reported to have seized a key town and border trade zone.

Myanmar Ethnic Alliance ‘Reaffirms’ Goal of Overthrowing Military Junta
By Sebastian Strangio
The Three Brotherhood Alliance made the announcement two days after reports that it took part in peace talks with the military administration.

Myanmar Military, Resistance Alliance Participate in China-Brokered Talks
By Sebastian Strangio
A spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry hailed the "positive results" of the talks, but a lasting peace is unlikely.

Myanmar Resistance Alliance Claims Capture of Fourth China Border Gate
By Sebastian Strangio
The capture of the Kyin San Kyawt border gate came as the Chinese military launched live-fire drills along the two countries' border.

‘Operation 1027’: The End of the Beginning of Myanmar’s Spring Revolution
By Htet Min Lwin and Thiha Wint Aung
The dramatic events of the past month reflect the junta's waning legitimacy, but the battle for the country's future is only just beginning.

Myanmar Resistance Forces Close In On Key Northeastern Town
By Sebastian Strangio
The MNDAA says that it is close to capturing Laukkai, the capital of the Kokang region in Shan State, a hub of online gambling and cyber-fraud operations.
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