Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
December 2024 - Myanmar Special Weapons News
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- Myanmar announces provisional population figures for 2024 census People's Daily 31 Dec 2024 -- The provisional results of Myanmar's 2024 population and housing census show a total population of 51,316,756 on census night, Sept. 30, 2024, according to a recent statement released by the Department of Population under the Ministry of Immigration and Population.
- Air, artillery strikes set grim benchmark for civilian casualties in Myanmar in 2024 Radio Free Asia 31 Dec 2024 -- On the evening of Dec. 27, Myanmar's military dropped a massive bomb on Pi King village in Shan state's Pekon township, creating a crater as deep as a person's height, according to a resident known as Panda.
- After 2024 setbacks, junta forces now control less than half of Myanmar Radio Free Asia 30 Dec 2024 -- Myanmar's junta forces now control less than half the country after suffering major battlefield setbacks in 2024 -- including the loss of command headquarters in Shan and Rakhine states, several rebel groups said.
- Myanmar's Arakan Army takes a major town, says ready for talks Radio Free Asia 30 Dec 2024 -- Myanmar's Arakan Army insurgents captured the west coast town of Gwa from the military, a major step toward their goal of taking the whole of Rakhine state, and then said they were ready for talks with the junta.
- Almost 65,000 Rohingya have entered Bangladesh since late 2023, govt says Radio Free Asia 27 Dec 2024 -- Nearly 65,000 Rohingya have crossed into southeastern Bangladesh since late last year amid unrest and violence in Rakhine, their home state in neighboring Myanmar, according to newly updated information from Bangladeshi officials.
- Myanmar forces raze villages near Mandalay after insurgents withdraw Radio Free Asia 27 Dec 2024 -- The Myanmar military has razed villages north of the city of Mandalay after insurgents who had been threatening to attack the country's second biggest city from the area withdrew, a research group and residents said, apparently aiming to ensure the area cannot be re-occupied.
- Call for safety in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps after fatal fire VOA 25 Dec 2024 -- Sitting before a pile of dilapidated shacks and ashes in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, 80-year-old Rohingya refugee Amena Khatun began weeping as she talked about her 60-year-old son, Abul Hair.
- Ethnic rebels claim to control up to 85% of Myanmar's Chin state Radio Free Asia 23 Dec 2024 -- Ethnic Chin and Rakhine rebels now control 85% of western Myanmar's Chin state and expect to seize control of another key township from the country's military soon, a Chin official said Monday.
- Myanmar junta chief urges peace after troops suffer setbacks Radio Free Asia 23 Dec 2024 -- Myanmar's junta chief has reiterated a call for insurgents battling to end military rule to make peace, saying his government was strengthening democracy, his latest offer of talks as his forces suffer a string of setbacks.
- Myanmar rebels capture major military base in west, group says Radio Free Asia 20 Dec 2024 -- Ethnic minority insurgents captured a major military base in western Myanmar on Friday after months of fighting, the group said, the latest major set-back for the junta that seized power in 2021.
- Thailand calls regional talks on war-torn Myanmar frank but short on agreement VOA 20 Dec 2024 -- Thailand says regional talks it hosted Friday on a stalled peace plan for Myanmar were "frank" but reached no consensus on a path forward.
- Myanmar military appears to be using Thai fisherman as leverage, experts say VOA 20 Dec 2024 -- Myanmar's recent arrest and sentencing of four Thai fishermen has heightened tensions between the Southeast Asian neighbors with some analysts telling VOA the move appears to be aimed at gaining legitimacy and recognition ahead of high-level government meetings in Bangkok this week.
- Junta forces are mobilizing in central Myanmar amid Shan state ceasefire, rebel say Radio Free Asia 19 Dec 2024 -- Myanmar's junta has been mobilized forces for offensives in the Mandalay, Sagaing and Magway regions at the same that it has significantly reduced attacks in northern Shan state following a recent ceasefire there, members of the rebel People's Defense Forces told Radio Free Asia.
- Myanmar's junta reinforcing troops in 3 Rakhine towns ahead of expected rebel attacks Radio Free Asia 19 Dec 2024 -- Myanmar's junta is desperately reinforcing its troops in three of the five remaining townships it still controls in the western state of Rakhine while rebel forces intensify an offensive to seize the other two, residents said Thursday.
- Myanmar appoints new defense minister as army struggles Radio Free Asia 19 Dec 2024 -- Myanmar's junta appointed a new minister of defense, state-controlled media reported, in the wake of significant insurgent advances across the county that have put the military under unprecedented pressure.
- Over one-third of Myanmar's population to need aid by 2025: UNOCHA Radio Free Asia 19 Dec 2024 -- More than one-third of Myanmar's population will be in need of humanitarian assistance by 2025, driven largely by displacement from conflict and natural disasters this year, according to a United Nations report.
- Myanmar military defends Bhamo with bombing blitz, residents say Radio Free Asia 18 Dec 2024 -- Myanmar's ruling military battled to defend a major northern town on Wednesday as its forces also came under pressure in the west and the east and its most important ally China worked to stop the onslaught by insurgents determined to end the generals' rule.
- WFP Statement on humanitarian assistance in Northern Rakhine State WFP 18 Dec 2024 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is aware of media reports indicating that WFP marked food bags which were allegedly found in a building previously used by border guard forces in Northern Rakhine State, Myanmar.
- Myanmar and Thailand to discuss disputed militia posts on border Radio Free Asia 17 Dec 2024 -- Representatives of the Thai government and Myanmar junta are due to discuss a series of militia posts along the two countries' common border that Thailand says are in its territory, Myanmar's junta spokesperson said.
- Myanmar court suspends jail sentences for Thai fishermen Radio Free Asia 17 Dec 2024 -- A Myanmar court jailed four Thai fishermen for up to six years for illegal intrusion and fishing in its waters but suspended their sentences to maintain good relations between the neighbors, a Thai newspaper reported, adding they are expected to be released soon.
- Rebels in Myanmar's Rakhine state seize another stronghold, shun talks Radio Free Asia 16 Dec 2024 -- Ethnic minority guerrillas in Myanmar's Rakhine state have seized a major stronghold from the military, a spokesperson for the group said on Monday, another step towards their goal of controlling the entire state, while rejecting a junta call for talks.
- Sources: Junta representatives, leaders of rebel group in talks in China Radio Free Asia 16 Dec 2024 -- Representatives of the military junta and leaders of an insurgent army have been holding talks in China's Yunnan province as Beijing leans on both sides to find a resolution to Myanmar's civil war, sources close to the junta and the ethnic armed group told Radio Free Asia.
- Seize momentum for justice created by application for ICC arrest warrant against Myanmar junta leader: UN expert UNOHCHR 16 Dec 2024 -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan's decision to request an arrest warrant for Myanmar military commander-in-chief, Min Aung Hlaing can build momentum for justice and hope if it is seized and built upon now, a UN expert said today, following meetings in The Hague with Khan and his team.
- Statement by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Myanmar a.i. (13 December 2024) UNOCHA 13 Dec 2024 -- The 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) for Myanmar that was launched today requests US$1.1 billion to provide life-saving assistance to 5.5 million people struggling to survive the impacts of a humanitarian crisis that has devastated countless lives.
- Kokang rebels execute 6 after public trials in Myanmar's Shan state Radio Free Asia 06 Dec 2024 -- Ethnic Kokang rebels in northern Myanmar have executed six people following a public trial in front of hundreds of people that was filmed and posted on social media, including murder, the group confirmed Friday.
- Myanmar military presses offensive after two groups agree to talk Radio Free Asia 05 Dec 2024 -- Myanmar's military is fighting to retake territory lost to anti-junta fighters and killed 11 villagers in its latest assaults, a pro-democracy militia member said on Thursday, after two ethnic minority forces agreed to ceasefires, leaving their pro-democracy allies on their own.
- Families in Myanmar forced to pay ransoms to spare members from military service Radio Free Asia 05 Dec 2024 -- Myanmar junta officials tasked with drafting new recruits for the military are arresting young people and demanding ransoms of more than US$3,000 from their families for their release -- and pocketing the money themselves, residents told Radio Free Asia.
- Myanmar to release four Thai fishermen detained after shooting, Thais say Radio Free Asia 05 Dec 2024 -- Myanmar is to release four Thai fishermen nearly a week after a Myanmar navy boat opened fire on them and detained them for what Myanmar said was an intrusion into its waters in the Andaman Sea, Thai officials said on Friday.
- Analysts: China's push for peace in Myanmar draws skepticism VOA 04 Dec 2024 -- Offers from two armed resistance groups in Myanmar to participate in Chinese-brokered peace talks with the ruling junta are seen by analysts as the result of mounting pressure from Beijing and unlikely to end the wider insurgency.
- Myanmar power output dims by one-third under junta rule Radio Free Asia 04 Dec 2024 -- Blackouts have become common across Myanmar, where electricity generation has plunged by at least a third since the 2021 coup d'état -- a drop that analysts say due to economic mismanagement.
- Myanmar insurgents call ceasefire after Chinese pressure for peace Radio Free Asia 04 Dec 2024 -- A Myanmar rebel army has declared a ceasefire in its war against the military, the second insurgent force in days to cite pressure from neighboring China for its willingness to talk peace.
- Myanmar's Arakan Army captures Ann town, focus now on army HQ Radio Free Asia 03 Dec 2024 -- Insurgents in Myanmar's Rakhine state have captured the military's last posts in Ann town and have turned their attention to a nearby army headquarters, residents said on Tuesday, another major step in the rebels' aim to control the entire state.
- Kachin, Shan residents face hardships as China and Myanmar block trade Radio Free Asia 02 Dec 2024 -- Closures along Myanmar's shared border with China have cut off residents of Kachin and Shan states from humanitarian aid and sent the prices of goods skyrocketing, sources from the regions said Monday.
- UN experts say world must stop ignoring Myanmar Radio Free Asia 02 Dec 2024 -- The world must pay more attention to the civil war in Myanmar and work harder to deny the military junta access to the weapons it has used to carry out a reign of violent terror against its civilian population, 12 U.N. experts said in a statement released on Monday.
- Thailand summons Myanmar envoy, demands release of fishermen Radio Free Asia 02 Dec 2024 -- Thailand summoned the Myanmar ambassador on Monday and demanded the release of four Thai fishermen detained after Myanmar's navy opened fire on Thai boats near their border, resulting in the death of one fisherman and the wounding of two, a Thai official said.
- Insurgents in Myanmar's Chin state capture four military camps, group says Radio Free Asia 02 Dec 2024 -- Ethnic minority insurgents battling Myanmar's junta in Chin state have captured four camps from the military, killing 15 soldiers, said a spokesman for a rebel force in the northwestern state on the border with India.
- Myanmar: UN experts call for 'course correction' as civilian deaths reach 6,000 UN News 02 Dec 2024 -- UN independent human rights experts have called for urgent international intervention in Myanmar as civilian deaths hit 6,000 since the military junta seized power in February 2021 following a coup, leading to mass civilian resistance and international condemnation.
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