The #junta has now lost control of more than 50% of the country, and in #ChinState, which borders #India, the CNA rebels say they have managed to capture back 70% of the province, including 5 key military bases.The secret to their recent victories, they say, is a new fleet of #drones and an army of drone-trained rebel soldiers. #Operation1027

‘We killed many … drones are our air force’: #Myanmar’s rebels take on the junta from above
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/20/myanmar-rebels-junta-above-drones

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🔴 Eleven people, including eight children, have been killed in Myanmar's #ChinState after a military jet bombed a school, villagers say

Locals say the strike on the remote village of #Vuilu in the mountainous region happened on Wednesday

#Myanmar is currently in the grip of a civil war with numerous armed groups fighting the military junta which deposed an elected government in 2021

#ChinState is a stronghold of resistance against the junta

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67448410 #News

Tomorrow is the final session of the #Chin #culture, #history and #identity course I developed in collaboration with the Chinbridge institute in #ChinState, #Myanmar.

It's been a real blast, and I've learned a lot. I hope the students have too. Tomorrow, I'm getting up at 6am to meet the students via Zoom, and we're going to be reimagining possible Chin futures by writing manifestos. It should be a lot of fun.