1. Airstrikes in Sagaing Region, Chin State and Ayeyarwady Region: At least 3 civilians killed; homes and religious buildings damaged
**m.CDM – December 9**
In Sagaing Region, Chin State and Ayeyarwady Region, the junta carried out airstrikes on December 8 and 9 without any active clashes on the ground, killing at least three civilians and damaging houses, monasteries and motorboats, according to local reports.
Around 1:00 p.m. on December 9, the military dropped four bombs and fired two rockets from the air at Ku jetty in Muthtaw Village on the Chindwin River, injuring a 30-year-old woman. Her condition is reportedly not life-threatening.
Similarly, from about 12:15 p.m. on December 9, the junta launched around eight airstrikes within 15 minutes over the hotel zone area above Kanpetlet town in Chin State.
As there are no civilian residences in that specific area, there were no casualties, the Kanpetlet Township Department of Humanitarian and Disaster Management confirmed.
In another incident, around 11:30 p.m. on December 8, the junta conducted an airstrike along the Ayeyarwady River near Papone Village, opposite Banmaw town, killing a motorboat owner on the spot and injuring three others. An oil-carrying barge also caught fire and was destroyed.
Earlier, in the afternoon of December 5, the junta dropped three 500-lb bombs on the monastery in Laekhungyi Village, which hosts IDPs, in Laemyetnar Township. Although civilians managed to flee in advance with no casualties, five monastery buildings were destroyed.
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### 2. Daung Ni LPDF commander and three family members arrested in Chaung-U
**m.CDM – December 9**
In Chaung-U Township, Sagaing Region, junta forces arrested Ko Thar Cho, commander of the Daung Ni LPDF based in Myinchan Township, along with his wife, mother-in-law and one male relative (four people in total), at the Chaung-U–Pakokku road junction around midday on December 3 while they were on their way for medical treatment, according to resistance-linked news channels.
Ko Thar Cho had been injured in a motorcycle accident and was traveling to Chaung-U town for treatment when he was arrested.
The four detainees were initially held at Chaung-U central police station and were then taken away on December 4 by personnel from Monywa’s Military Security Affairs (NaMaKha), reports say.
Pro-junta Telegram channels claimed that a car, weapons, ammunition and related items were confiscated from the detainees.
Following the arrest of the unit commander, remaining fighters and camps have reportedly taken additional security measures.
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### 3. Three resistance groups in Myo Thit area merge into “Vissanoe People’s Defense Army” Headquarters Battalion
**m.CDM – December 9**
Three resistance forces based in the Myo Thit area of Natmauk Township, eastern Magway Region, have merged to form the **Vissanoe People’s Defense Army Headquarters Battalion**, according to an official joint statement.
The three groups—**Kyar Thit Net**, **Kyoe Kyar Ni**, and **Wun Pu Lwe**—announced that as of July 7 this year, they had combined under the name Vissanoe People’s Defense Army Headquarters Battalion.
They said the merger is intended to better fulfill their national duty with stronger unity, allowing them to continue fighting under a single, more cohesive command.
The objectives of uniting are:
* to bring scattered resistance fighters under one structure,
* to build a more disciplined and tightly organized force,
* to implement more effective military strategies to crush the fascist junta, and
* to continue advancing the people’s revolutionary struggle without losing resolve until victory.
The new headquarters battalion pledged to consistently protect the lives, homes and property of the people and to uphold the goal of a federal democracy, while appealing to the public for continued support until the revolution succeeds.
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### 4. Junta attack drone crashes in Nattalin Township and is recovered by resistance forces
**m.CDM – December 8**
In Nattalin Township, Bago Region, a junta drone used to bomb civilians crashed and was recovered by resistance forces, according to a statement from **Bago Yoma PDF (22)**.
Around 2:30 p.m. on December 8, the junta flew a drone from the top of Kyopintha Village towards Tharyetpinkanyoe Village to drop bombs targeting villagers, they said.
The drone dropped its first bomb and then crashed while attempting to drop a second. Members from PDF Battalion 3801 (Companies 4, 6 and 7) and the battalion’s drone unit went to the area and retrieved the downed drone.
Just two days earlier, on December 6, the junta had also used a paramotor to drop bombs on villages where civilians live, killing and injuring some residents.
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### 5. Heavy clash between SAC troops and AA in Pantanaw Township: 5 soldiers killed, 1 captured; arms seized
**m.CDM – December 9**
In Pantanaw Township, Ayeyarwady Region, heavy fighting broke out on December 8 from about 10:00 a.m. between Arakan Army (AA) forces and junta troops under the 10th Operation Control Command (Sakka-10), who were moving from KPaSa-16 towards Point 666 hill to reinforce positions, according to Narinjara News.
Five junta soldiers were killed in the clashes and one was captured alive, reports said.
AA forces also seized a large quantity of weapons, ammunition and military equipment.
Point 666 hill was initially captured by AA on October 14. AA later withdrew from the area for tactical reasons, after which junta forces re-entered and took up positions with support from air and artillery strikes.
AA has now besieged the area around the hill and cut off all reinforcement routes, leaving junta forces heavily affected.
In addition, AA reportedly shot down a large attack drone loaded with various bombs that had been launched from the Nat Yekan Taung air defense base at the Magway entry point, using a Jammer system.
Because the junta cannot send supply convoys by road to the Nat Yekan strategic base, it has relied on Y-8 and Y-12 aircraft to airdrop food and ammunition on a daily basis.
AA and local sources say the fighting has now expanded deeper from the Rakhine–Ayeyarwady border area into Ayeyarwady Region itself.
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### 6. Because of junta atrocities, 51 women killed in November
**m.CDM – December 9**
Due to the actions of the terrorist military council, **51 women were killed in November alone**, according to a statement released today (December 9) by the **Burmese Women’s Union (BWU)**.
BWU stated that since the attempted coup on February 1, 2021, the illegitimate military regime has committed war crimes and various crimes against humanity and human rights violations in many forms over nearly five years.
In November this year, the regime intensified its use of airstrikes compared to previous months, conducting large-scale violent attacks that resulted in the deaths of 51 women, BWU said.
Notable incidents in November include:
* **November 4**: Soldiers from the junta’s Bogyoke Aung San Training School and Light Infantry Battalion 124 in Thantlang Township gang-raped and murdered an 18-year-old young woman from Sane Kone Village.
* **November 7**: Junta airstrikes on Aung Phyu Pyin Village and Yoe Ta Yoke Village in Ponngyun Township, Rakhine State, killed **four women**, according to the statement.
BWU said the data they released was collected and documented through their Women’s Documentation and Research Program, based on verified media reports and first-hand local information.
The organization added that, during this period of conflict, the courage and resilience of women in Myanmar stand as a powerful voice for justice and equality.
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### 7. In November alone, 191 junta personnel defected, surrendered or were captured as POWs
**m.CDM – December 8**
In November 2025, a total of **191 junta soldiers, police officers and militia members (Pyusawhti)** either defected, surrendered their weapons, or were captured as prisoners of war, according to **People’s Goal (Pyithu Pantai)**.
Among them were **62 defecting soldiers** and **1 police officer**. Of these, 31 were forcibly conscripted under the illegal conscription law.
There were **128 captured as POWs**, including 30 new conscripts and 119 regular soldiers, as well as 9 militia (Pyusawhti) members.
According to People’s Goal’s figures, from January to November 2025, the total number of junta personnel who have defected, surrendered or been captured reached **2,437**.
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### 8. Activists stage action in downtown Yangon calling for election boycott and Silent Strike participation
**m.CDM – December 9**
To urge people to oppose the junta’s planned election and to join the Silent Strike, the Yangon People’s Strike Committee staged an action today (December 9) near the pedestrian bridge at Sule in downtown Yangon.
They placed a board next to a garbage bin near the bridge, with messages calling on people to reject the junta’s election and reminding them about the Silent Strike to be held tomorrow, December 10.
The strike committee stated that in the photo, the **“trash bin”** is meant to symbolize the **“ballot boxes”** of the sham election.
“The ballot boxes of the junta’s so-called election—where only fake, unpopular candidates, regime cronies and useless traitors to the nation will stand—are nothing more than trash bins into which the people’s will is discarded,” the Yangon People’s Strike Committee said in its statement.
They added that this action aims:
* to oppose the junta’s election,
* to encourage nationwide participation in the December 10 Silent Strike, and
* to stress that only through resistance beyond this sham election can true liberation be achieved.
Revolutionary forces have already called for a **nationwide Silent Strike** on **International Human Rights Day, December 10**. People are urged to join by staying indoors from **10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.**
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### 9. Nearly 2,000 IDPs from Pauk Township urgently need assistance
**m.CDM – December 9**
In Pauk Township, Pakokku District, Magway Region, residents have been fleeing their homes since December 3 due to junta columns advancing into the area, according to people assisting IDPs.
A military column of about 150 troops from the defense factory KPaSa-24, based in Pauk Township, has been encamped near villages. As a result, **about 457 households and nearly 1,700 people** from Chaungkue Village and Pyama Village have fled into nearby forests and hills.
Because of the troop presence, farmers have been unable to harvest their crops in time and now have to live in hiding in the forest.
Among the IDPs are elderly people and children. As it is now the cold season, there is an urgent need for warm clothing and shelter materials, the Pauk Township Department of Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Management said in a statement.
The department appealed for donations of tarpaulins, blankets and mosquito nets to help those displaced and sheltering in the forest at this time of year.
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Today’s news updates were submitted by Ko Thit, Lu Lay and Kha Shel.