Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 26, 2025 Evening
🚩🚩 1. Landslide in Ywar Ngan Kills 10 IDPs, Including Children
September 26
The Danu State National Defense Army (DSNDA) announced today, September 26, that a landslide in Ywar Ngan Township, within the Danu Self-Administered Zone of Southern Shan State, killed 10 displaced civilians, including children.
The landslide struck an internally displaced persons (IDP) shelter on September 24, leading to the tragedy.
Local sources said the landslide occurred while civilians were sheltering at the foot of the mountain, having fled military offensives by junta forces.
The disaster buried the IDP camp under rocks and soil, killing 10 people.
According to DSNDA, the victims included five males (aged 60, 45, 22, 10, and 7) and five females (aged 65, 47, 36, 24, and 1).
Currently, some bodies remain missing. Only the body of the 22-year-old male victim has been recovered so far.
Due to ongoing junta shelling, aerial bombings, and ground offensives in the area—especially near Kyauk Taw Village—locals have been forced to take refuge in the surrounding forests and mountains. Facing severe hardships, DSNDA appealed to the public to provide assistance for the displaced population.
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🚩🚩 2. DSNDA Appeals for Assistance to Displaced Civilians in Ywar Ngan Township
September 26
The DSNDA has issued a heartfelt appeal for humanitarian support to displaced civilians in Ywar Ngan Township, Southern Shan State.
The junta’s forces have conducted offensives, torching civilian homes and rice barns, forcing villagers to flee. DSNDA reported that since August, large-scale offensives by junta troops have displaced the local population.
In Min Palaung Village, junta forces shelled the forest shelters where IDPs were hiding, burned down makeshift huts, and established military outposts. This has left Min Palaung villagers struggling to survive.
Similarly, in Ywar Ngan Township, Naung Pin Thar Village and Kyauk Taw Village came under severe attacks:
- On August 18, a fighter jet and two helicopters dropped three bombs on these villages.
- From August 19 to 22, the junta launched continuous heavy artillery fire of more than 40 rounds.
- On August 21, two helicopters dropped three more bombs.
According to DSNDA, the junta mobilized more than 200 troops to assault Naung Pin Thar Village and over 80 troops to attack and occupy Kyauk Taw Village.
During these operations, junta soldiers destroyed civilian homes, slaughtered livestock such as buffaloes, chickens, and dogs, and looted villagers’ possessions.
On August 25, they burned down 37 civilian homes in Kyauk Taw Village before retreating. Later, on September 13, around 120 troops returned, torching huts in the fields and killing livestock. On September 14 and 15, they set fire to another 23 homes and rice barns in Kyauk Taw.
DSNDA stressed that many villagers from these areas are now displaced and suffering greatly, urging the public to extend help and support to them.
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🚩🚩 3. U.S. Imposes Sanctions on 2 North Koreans, 3 Myanmar Nationals, and 1 Company for Arms Sales to Myanmar Junta
September 26
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on September 25 that it has imposed economic sanctions on two North Koreans, three Myanmar nationals, and a Myanmar company for involvement in arms transactions between North Korea and the Myanmar junta.
The announcement was issued under the title: “Targeting Financial Networks Involved in North Korea’s Military Arms Trafficking Program.”
John K. Hurley, Director of OFAC’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, stated that North Korea’s illicit weapons programs pose a direct threat to the U.S. and its allies, and financial networks supporting these activities will be dismantled.
The U.S. identified a key network facilitating arms deals between North Korea’s Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) and the Myanmar junta. The sanctions aim to stop arms sales to the junta and cut off vital revenue streams for the North Korean regime.
The Myanmar-based Royal Shune Lei Company Limited acted as an intermediary, brokering an arms purchase agreement between the junta and KOMID in 2022. In late 2023, Royal Shune Lei executives—Kyaw Thu Myo Myint (employee) and Tin Myo Aung (CEO & Chief Executive Officer)—traveled to China to arrange further arms purchases.
They also facilitated North Korean visa applications in Beijing for the Myanmar delegation.
In Beijing, KOMID Deputy Representative Kim Yong Ju coordinated meetings with other KOMID officials, Tin Myo Aung, and Kyaw Thu Myo Myint, negotiating the sale of two types of air-dropped bombs and surveillance equipment for the Myanmar military. KOMID even provided Royal Shune Lei with guidance system samples for testing and procurement purposes.
Another Myanmar national, Aung Ko Ko Oo, was identified as a director of Royal Shune Lei, further implicating the company in weapons brokering for the junta.
Consequently, the U.S. sanctioned Royal Shune Lei Company Limited, Kyaw Thu Myo Myint, Tin Myo Aung, and Aung Ko Ko Oo.
Records show that Canada and the UK sanctioned Royal Shune Lei in October 2024, while the EU imposed sanctions in December 2023.
Additionally, North Korean nationals Kim Yong Ju of KOMID and Nam Chol Ung of North Korea’s intelligence service were also sanctioned for their roles in the weapons trade with Myanmar.
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🚩🚩 4. Awareness Programs on Mines and Airstrike Dangers Conducted Alongside Community Support in Wuntho Township
September 26
The Ministry of Human Rights under the National Unity Government (NUG) announced this morning that it had carried out community support and mine/airstrike danger awareness programs in villages across Wuntho Township, Sagaing Region.
During the programs, NUG’s human rights and women’s affairs representatives provided both humanitarian assistance and educational talks to local villagers, teachers, and students.
Support included nutritional food distribution, provision of school supplies, and financial assistance for pregnant women.
Additionally, awareness sessions were held on mine risk prevention, airstrike safety measures, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), and Child Rights. A total of 80 UDHR handbooks were distributed.
Students attending the talks said they had gained knowledge about children’s rights, enabling them to better prepare for their future, protect themselves, and respect both their own rights and the rights of others.
This report was sent in by Radio NUG correspondent Ko Khant.
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