Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 08, 2025 Morning
🚩🚩 1. MOD announces that during the four years of the People’s Resistance War, the military junta has been able to control only about 39% of the country’s townships
September 7,
Radio NUG
In its four-year report on the People’s Resistance War, the Ministry of Defense (MOD) of the National Unity Government (NUG) stated that during this period, the terrorist military junta has lost more than 180 bases and command centers, and is now able to control only about 39% of the country’s townships.
As of August 2025, the allied ethnic revolutionary organizations, the People’s Defense Forces (PDFs), and People’s Defense Organizations (Pa Ka Pha) have fully controlled 16% of all townships nationwide, while 24% are surrounded and blockaded, and 21% are active conflict zones, according to the report.
Up to the end of 2024, the junta lost control of 2 Regional Military Commands, 1 Divisional Command, 5 Tactical Commands, 6 Strategic Bases, 2 Air Force Forward Bases, 86 operational rear bases, 54 administrative rear bases, and 17 border guard posts—a total of 173 command centers. In 2025, it further lost 10 additional rear regimental headquarters, bringing the total even higher.
Furthermore, the junta has lost control of key border trade towns that connect Myanmar with China, India, Thailand, and Bangladesh—including Kanpaiti, Laiza, Loije, Namkham, Pansai (Kyukok), Laukkai, Chin Shwe Haw, Mai Sat, Maw Taung, Maungdaw, and Rihkhawdar. In addition, Tamu town on the Indian border has also come under blockade and siege by the PDF.
Revolutionary forces are also reported to be in control of major strategic transport routes across northern Myanmar, running from the Chinese border in the east to the Indian border in the west. They have secured key parts of the Irrawaddy, Chindwin, Salween, and Sittang Rivers, and have been able to annually destroy junta military supply vessels navigating those rivers.
During the four years of the People’s Resistance War, the junta lost 20 military aircraft of various types (crashed or shot down). More than 60,000 junta soldiers, police, and border guard troops were killed, and over 25,000 were wounded.
The report states that the junta has suffered destruction of over 80,000 troops. To replenish its depleted forces, it has had to rely on illegal conscription to rebuild understrength regiments and battalions. Consequently, the junta is now able to exercise armed coercion and control in only about 39% of Myanmar’s townships.
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🚩🚩 2. KNU states that blocking the junta’s national-level “Aung Zeya Operation” for over 503 days is a symbolic psychological victory
September 7,
Radio NUG
The Karen National Union (KNU) announced that being able to obstruct and block the junta’s “Aung Zeya Operation,” a national-level military campaign in which the junta deployed all of its resources, for more than 503 days represents a symbolic psychological victory.
The junta launched the “Aung Zeya Operation” in the second week of April 2024, starting with clashes near Kawkareik town, and by April 20, its armored column had advanced to the Dawnaw Waterfall area, preparing within hours to march on Myawaddy.
A joint revolutionary force led by the KNLA attacked and blocked the column near Myawaddy Bridge No. (2). From the early morning of April 21, 2024, the revolutionary forces began their blockade operations, and by September 5, 2025, had successfully blocked the junta’s operation for a total of 503 days.
The KNU said that to launch this offensive, the junta military—armed with 70 years of monopolized resources and international backing—expended its entire arsenal of heavy artillery, mortars, missile systems, drones, airstrikes, and advanced weaponry. Due to troop shortages, the junta had to draft in new conscripts under the People’s Military Service Law, forcibly medicate them, and deploy them as frontline fighters. Defectors to the revolutionary side reported that such troops often remained mentally unstable for a week due to the lingering effects of drugs.
During this period, revolutionary forces were able to encircle and blockade SAC Light Infantry Division (LID) 12 in Kawkareik and its regimental headquarters, as well as seize 18 border outposts belonging to Military Operations Commands (MOC) 6 and 7.
Between early 2024 and mid-2025, revolutionary forces also seized 3 tactical bases, 1 strategic base, and 8 regimental headquarters in the border areas.
The KNLA Central Command issued a statement honoring and commemorating the KNLA, KNDO, PDF, MLA, and other allied revolutionary forces that participated in blocking the junta’s “Asian Highway Operation.”
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🚩🚩 3. Two civilians killed by junta artillery shelling in Mu (Mone) Township
September 7,
Radio NUG
The KNU announced that in Mu Township, Khaleh Lwihtu District, Kawthoolei administrative region, junta artillery shelling killed two civilians and injured one more.
On the evening of September 4, at about 6:30 p.m., junta troops from Kha Ma Ya (351) and Kha La Ya (60) battalions fired two 120mm artillery rounds at Phothawnsu village.
The shelling killed Saw Shwe Lu (55 years old) and Saw Pway Pway (50 years old), both residents of the village. Another resident, Saw Khin Hla (58 years old), was injured. In addition, two cattle were killed in the attack.
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🚩🚩 4. One child killed and seven civilians, including five children, injured in an airstrike on a house used for teaching in Thabeikkyin
September 7,
Radio NUG
According to a statement by the People’s Defense Force (Mandalay), a 10-year-old child was killed when the junta’s air force carried out an airstrike on a house where children were being taught in Kyaukphyu Village, Thabeikkyin Township, Mandalay Region.
At about 2:00 p.m. on September 7, without any clashes occurring in the area, junta aircraft launched an unprovoked airstrike on Kyaukphyu Village. One of the bombs hit a house where children were attending lessons.
The attack killed a 10-year-old child and injured seven civilians, including five children.
The Mandalay PDF condemned the act, stating that the terrorist junta’s repeated attacks on civilian targets—including residential homes, hospitals, and schools—are not only grave war crimes but also extremely despicable acts.
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🚩🚩 5. In the fourth week of August, 22 junta soldiers, police, and conscripts defected, surrendered, or were captured
September 7,
Radio NUG
The People’s Embrace Program announced that in the fourth week of August 2025, a total of 22 individuals—including junta soldiers, police, and conscripts—either defected, surrendered, or were captured.
Among them, 11 soldiers defected from Tanintharyi Region, Karen State, Bago Region, Sagaing Region, Mandalay Region, Magway Region, and Mon State. Of these, 10 were newly conscripted troops.
In addition, 1 police officer from Tanintharyi Region and 1 People’s Militia member from Magway Region defected.
Meanwhile, 9 junta soldiers were captured as prisoners of war, mostly from Sagaing Region and Tanintharyi Region. Of these, 3 were new conscripts.
Despite junta chief Min Aung Hlaing’s propaganda and lies broadcast through multiple channels, the consistent pace of defections and surrenders shows that junta troops have no trust or confidence in each other, even as he attempts to stage a sham election.
The People’s Embrace Program added that as revolutionary forces prepare for the third wave of nationwide offensives, for many hopeless junta soldiers forced to serve and risk their lives for nothing, defecting to the people’s side is becoming their last hope for survival.
According to official records collected by the People’s Embrace Program, between January 2025 and the fourth week of August 2025, a total of 2,004 individuals (soldiers, police, and conscripts) have defected, surrendered, or been captured.
This set of military reports was sent in by Radio NUG correspondents Khur Shel and Padeh Phoe.