2023-12-05 16:00:00
Myanmar military junta leader Min Aung Hlaing. Reprint seniorgeneralminaunghlaing.com.mm
(Reporter Wang Qiuyan/Comprehensive Report) The Myanmar army has been retreating steadily in the civil war in northern Myanmar. The People’s Defense Forces and other armed forces controlled by the National Unity Government have taken advantage of the military government’s military disadvantages to attack other areas. Sin Maang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity, pointed out that military attacks in various places will intensify and the military regime led by Min Aung Hlaing is crumbling.
The Myanmar military government launched a coup in 2021 to overthrow the National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi. Afterwards, although various political parties established a National Unity Government (NUG), the National Unity Government also tried to combine its People’s Defense Forces (PDF) and Armed groups in other regions continue to overthrow the Myanmar military government, but they are still unable to shake the power of the Myanmar military government.
In recent months, Chinese officials have actively requested to crack down on fraud crimes in northern Myanmar. On the one hand, they have joined forces with the military government led by Min Aung Hlaing. On the other hand, it is reported that they have secretly aided ethnic minority armed forces in northern Myanmar, thereby triggering a civil war in northern Myanmar. The “10.27 Military Operation” launched by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA, hereinafter referred to as the MNDAA) not only attracted the participation of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, the Arakan Army, and the Kachin Independence Army, but also repeatedly defeated the Myanmar military government troops in the battle.
Government of National Unity: Most military camps will surrender one after another
The People’s Defense Forces of the National Unity Government (NUG) launched offensives in Sagaing and Bago provinces. According to a report by the Indian right-wing media Swarajya, the People’s Defense Forces have taken control of the important road from Sagaing Province to the northern city of Mandalay, which is only 265 kilometers away from the capital Naypyitaw and less than 3 hours’ drive.
According to reports from the Kokang Information Network, the People’s Defense Forces launched an attack on multiple Myanmar Army strongholds and police stations in Kyaukki Mong Township, Bago Province. By the morning of December 3, they had occupied the stronghold of the 590 Mobile Battalion of Min Aung Hlaing’s armed forces and also controlled the area. Town police station.
The Government of National Unity is generally accepted by overseas Burmese and the international community, which is in sharp contrast to the international isolation of the Myanmar military government. Zin Mar Aung, Foreign Minister of the Government of National Unity, said in an interview with Nikkei Asia on November 27: “The civil war triggered by the ‘10.27 Military Operation’ has escalated, and the Myanmar military junta regime is crumbling.”
Sin Ma Aung pointed out, “The morale of the Myanmar army is at its lowest ebb, because the military government led by Min Aung Hlaing is rapidly losing popular support and momentum. We have begun to accept defectors from the military government, and most military camps will gradually surrender.”
Zin Mar Aung, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity.Reposted from @ZinMarAungNUG “X” social platform
4,000 elite Burmese soldiers guard the capital Naypyitaw
Swarajya reported that the army of the military junta, which has been losing battles, has reported incidents of robbing and kidnapping civilians in order to obtain ransoms and supplies. In order to maintain its central power, the Myanmar military government has begun to deploy about 10,000 soldiers from Mandalay, Bago and other places to station in Yangon and the capital Naypyitaw. It has also deployed 4,000 elite commandos at the strategic stronghold of Naypyitaw and has also strengthened Military camps, police stations and other important strongholds were deployed, and retired soldiers and police were recalled to prepare for war.
Zachary Abuza, a professor of national security strategy at the U.S. National War College, analyzed in a commentary published by Nikkei Asia that the Myanmar army now has less than 200,000 soldiers left, with low morale and morale, poor discipline, and the use of intimidation. To force people to submit.
Sin Maang pointed out that the offensive of armed forces in various places against the military government led by Min Aung Hlaing will intensify, and the people will also protest through various civil disobedience movements such as strikes to jointly put pressure on the military government of Min Aung Hlaing.
Government of National Unity: Transforming the Army to Protect the People
Sin Ma Aung emphasized that this is a major process of Myanmar’s democratic transformation. “We do not want to abolish the army, but we hope to transform the army and make it an army that truly protects the people.”
According to the BBC report, in response to the increasingly fierce civil war in northern Myanmar, Chinese officials have publicly called for a ceasefire. A spokesman for the “Three Brothers Alliance” said that it had not received a direct request from the Chinese government to stop the fighting.
With the expected collapse of Min Aung Hlaing’s military government, the long-term goal of the “Three Brothers Alliance” is still to fight for every inch of territory. The National Unity Government has promised that as long as the military government collapses, it will allow the alliance to participate in negotiations on the new structure of the Union of Myanmar. Conquering cities and territories will help the alliance strengthen its bargaining chips.
Lucas Myers, a researcher at the Wilson Center, a US think tank, said in a recent interview with Voice of America that the Beijing authorities have taken a wait-and-see attitude towards the current situation in Myanmar, but local armed groups have long shown their superiority to the Beijing authorities. A more reliable attitude from the military government.
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