Mingalaba. From now on, we will be presenting m.CDM’s domestic news updates.
1. Spring Revolution Alliance (SRA) formed with 19 resistance forces
m.CDM, 16 December
It has been announced that the Spring Revolution Alliance – SRA, made up of 19 resistance forces, has been formed to carry out strategic military offensives against the junta.
The Spring Revolution Alliance – SRA consists of 19 resistance organizations including the Burma People’s Liberation Army (BPLA), Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF), Chin Brothers, Mon State Revolutionary Force (MSRF), Yaw Defense Force (YDF), 96 Soldiers PDF, Student Armed Force (SAF), Danu People’s Liberation Front (DPLF), and the Burma Army (BA – resistance formation), among others.
According to the statement, seven resistance forces began coordination efforts in May this year with the aim of forming a united Spring Revolution alliance. In the first week of November, an initial consultation meeting was held with 14 groups.
On the basis of common agreements reached at that stage, the invited organizations were called together for a founding convention of the alliance. This convention was held over three days starting from 21 November in a liberated area.
As a result of this convention, the Spring Revolution Alliance – SRA was officially formed with 19 resistance forces.
The statement says the convention discussed and adopted the alliance’s organizational structure, laid down future work plans, and included a collective signing of a revolutionary pledge.
The allied resistance forces that have now come together pledged that, in line with the demands of the people and the goals of the revolution, they will continue the struggle to bring an end to military dictatorship and to establish a federal democratic system.
The four-point pledge states that, because the people are facing widespread hardship due to the junta’s crimes and human rights violations, the alliance will wage the struggle with its combined forces to liberate the public.
The Spring Revolution Alliance has signed that it will implement political and military objectives and action plans through unity and coordination.
The alliance also announced that Spring Revolution forces that are not yet part of the coalition will be invited in line with the alliance’s policy framework and criteria.
2. Military commission carried out 18 air strikes in Shwebo Township; 4 killed including a monk
m.CDM, 16 December
The junta’s military commission has carried out 18 air strikes on areas in the northwest and southeast of Shwebo Township in Sagaing Region, according to the Wetlet Information Network.
On 16 December, four jet fighters from the Tada-U air base conducted a total of 16 air strikes at 10:05, 10:06, 10:07 and 10:09 a.m., at 11:06, 11:08, 11:10 and 11:13 a.m., and at 12:38, 12:40, 12:41, 12:49, 12:51 and 12:54 p.m.
Similarly, three helicopters from the Nyaungyan (Monywa) regional command carried out two further air strikes at 12:29 and 12:30 p.m. on an area in the southeastern part of Shwebo Township.
During these air strikes, a monk and three civilians were killed near Thekyun Village and along Highway No. 3, while four other people were injured. Three vehicles were burned and destroyed, and several others were damaged by shrapnel, according to the report.
The statement notes that there was no ongoing battle in the villages that were attacked, and that the military commission deliberately targeted civilian passenger vehicle convoys.
3. Drone bombing attack on LIB 42 headquarters in Shwebo
m.CDM, 16 December
According to the Shwebo Township People’s Defense Organization, allied resistance forces carried out a drone bombing attack on the headquarters of Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 42 in Shwebo, Sagaing Region.
On the previous day, 15 December at noon, resistance groups had hung vinyl banners, distributed pamphlets, and recited protest poems in Shwebo calling for a boycott of the junta’s illegal sham election. The drone attack took place around 2:30 p.m. that afternoon.
The attack on the LIB 42 headquarters was jointly conducted by the Shwebo Township PaKaFa (PDF) Strike Force – PDO, the Township 5 PaKaFa Strike Force, and the Township 5 PaKaFa Fixed-Wing Drone Unit.
The statement says that, although the exact number of casualties on the junta side is not yet known, the people’s defense fighters were able to withdraw safely without any casualties after the drone bombing.
4. KNDF Strategy (6) Basic Military Training, Batch 4, successfully completed with 271 trainees
m.CDM, 16 December
The Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) announced through its Central Information and Public Relations Department on 16 December that the graduation ceremony of its Strategy No. (6) Basic Military Training Course, Batch (4), was held on 13 December.
A total of 271 male and female trainees successfully completed the four-month course. They will now return to their respective strategies and battalions to continue fulfilling their revolutionary duties with solid military skills and competence.
5. Resistance intercepts military commission column after it burns civilian homes in Monywa Township
m.CDM, 16 December
According to the Monywa Township True News Information Team, resistance forces intercepted a military commission column that had just burned down civilian homes in Naga Inn and Paukpin villages of Monywa Township in Sagaing Region.
At around 11 a.m. on 15 December, a military commission column with an estimated 150 troops and five armored vehicles burned down around 150 houses in Naga Inn and Paukpin villages.
After this arson, the column was ambushed near Monywa Township by the Township PaKaFa (PDF) Tactical Region (3) and allied resistance forces near the 508th Military Operations Command (MOC-508) base, about five miles from the Monywa Regional Operations Command.
During the clash, three junta soldiers were seen killed, many more were injured, and there were no casualties on the resistance side, according to the report.
During the fighting, the junta forces also seized the Regional Operations Command and, in a panic, MOC-508 fired heavy weapons more than 20 times, continuing to shell indiscriminately with heavy artillery until the battle was over.
Because of the burning of homes by the military commission column, villagers who lost their houses now urgently need warm blankets in this very cold season, and an appeal has been made for assistance.
6. Clash with junta column in Nattalin Township; 11 junta troops killed including a captain
m.CDM, 16 December
According to a 16 December announcement, a clash took place in Nattalin Township, Bago Region, when resistance forces engaged a junta column advancing towards Dama Nge village.
The engagement was carried out on the night of 12 December by the No. (2) Military Region of the People’s Defense Forces (PDF), under Strategy (22), Battalions 3801 and 3802, together with Nattalin and Zee Kone Township PDFs and drone units.
The report states that 11 junta troops, including one captain, were killed and many others were wounded before retreating.
On the resistance side, one fighter was injured and one was martyred.
During the clash, resistance forces captured four small arms, ammunition, communication equipment and other military equipment from the junta troops.
7. Five conscripted junta soldiers defect with their weapons in Muu Township
m.CDM, 16 December
The Karen National Union (KNU) confirmed on 16 December that five junta soldiers who had been forcibly conscripted into the military surrendered with their weapons to Battalion (
of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) in Muu Township, in Hlaingbwe District of the KNU-controlled Kawthoolei administrative area.
Those who defected are:
* Maung Chan Nyein Zaw (21), from LIB-30
* Maung Aung Phyo Oo (35)
* Maung Ye Maung Maung (32)
* Maung Bo Bo Htane (24) and
* Aung Lin Thet (36) from Infantry Regiment 439.
They were all forcibly conscripted into military service against their will, and the KNU says they are being held and protected in accordance with its rules and regulations.
The KNU also appealed again to all forcibly conscripted soldiers inside the junta army to lay down their arms and defect to the nearest resistance forces.
8. Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun’s mandate as Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the UN extended
m.CDM, 16 December
The Office of the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations confirmed on 16 December that Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun has been allowed to continue serving as Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the UN.
At the 61st plenary meeting of the 80th UN General Assembly, the report of the Credentials Committee was approved. In line with its decision regarding Myanmar’s representation, the current Permanent Representative, Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun, was allowed to continue in his post.
The 80th UN General Assembly’s 61st plenary meeting was held at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, 12 December.
The Credentials Committee for UN member states—comprising representatives from Andorra, Botswana, China, the Dominican Republic, Malaysia, Russia, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States—submitted its report, which was adopted by consensus without a vote.
Therefore, as in previous years, Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun and the Myanmar delegation he leads will continue to participate in, and speak at, the plenary meetings of the 80th UN General Assembly, the Main Committees, and other principal UN bodies and related meetings.
The Permanent Representative’s Office said it will continue to use the UN platform to present and explain to the international community the situation in Myanmar.
It added that the Myanmar people are striving for the complete end of the violent military dictatorship and illegal coup, to build a federal democratic union, and to ensure that the junta and all its accomplices who commit atrocities against the Myanmar people are held accountable through international criminal justice. The office pledged to continue its efforts so that the world is informed of these struggles and that action is taken.
During the 79th UN General Assembly, the Permanent Representative delivered a total of 76 speeches at plenary sessions, Main Committees, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, and meetings of various UN agencies.
In the current 80th UN General Assembly, which began on 9 September, he has already delivered 48 speeches—42 at Main Committee meetings, 4 at plenary sessions, and 2 at other high-level meetings—according to the announcement.
9. Political prisoners in Myaungmya Prison beaten and extorted
m.CDM, 16 December
The Myanmar Political Prisoners Network – PPNM has revealed that political prisoners in Myaungmya Prison in Ayeyarwady Region are being beaten and subjected to extortion.
According to the report, Deputy Prison Superintendent Tint Swe Win in Myaungmya Prison often drinks alcohol at night and then taunts political prisoners and fires his slingshot into the dormitories. He has also been forcing staff to act like him.
It is also reported that a soldier named Myat Min Aung, who is assigned to security at the prison, habitually abuses and mistreats political prisoners who are assigned to agricultural labor when he is drunk.
In addition, a former prison staff member from Pathein Prison named Thura Myint Lwin, who is serving a 13-year-6-month sentence in Myaungmya for selling drugs inside prison, is now reportedly selling drugs inside Myaungmya Prison at highly inflated prices and sharing profits with prison authorities.
Likewise, an inmate named Maung Aye, imprisoned for murder and rape, is allegedly paying around 5 million kyat per month to prison authorities in exchange for a privileged position, while death-row prisoners Min Htet (aka Bo Gyi) and Khant, aged 19, are working as clerks for the prison office to raise money for the authorities.
It is reported that prison officers and staff—including Myo Thet Aung, Ye Hein, Aung Htet, Soe Yan Naing, Warrant Officer Myint Cho, Private Ye Wae Htun, Private Myat Min Aung and Soe Yan Naing—are extorting money from the families of prisoners and engaging in corrupt practices.
Because these prison officers, staff and their henchmen are extorting bribes and committing violent abuses inside Myaungmya Prison, the Myanmar Political Prisoners Network (PPNM) has branded them as human rights violators and violators of prisoners’ rights and strongly condemned their actions.
10. Terrorist junta committed 10 mass killings in November, killing 58 people
m.CDM, 16 December
The Ministry of Human Rights of the National Unity Government (NUG) announced on 16 December that the terrorist junta committed 10 separate mass killings in November alone, in which 58 people were killed.
The Ministry released this information as part of a record of the junta’s violent acts in the month leading up to its planned sham election.
It noted that it has been nearly five years since the terrorist junta attempted an illegal power grab, and as the date of its sham election approaches, statistics clearly show that violence against the people is escalating.
According to the Ministry’s data, there were a total of 100 unlawful killings by junta forces in November alone, including 10 mass killings nationwide that left 58 people dead, among them 7 children under the age of 18.
Alongside these killings, the Ministry of Human Rights has also detailed various other human rights violations by the junta in an infographic.
The Ministry states that it has compiled information and on-the-ground evidence of the junta’s crimes. These numbers are not just statistics, it says, but part of an evidentiary record intended to ensure that those involved in the junta’s atrocities can be prosecuted under international criminal law.
The Ministry of Human Rights of the NUG says it is recording the junta’s crimes with evidence and working to ensure accountability and justice.
The news presented today was sent in by Ko Thit. Lulay and Kharshell.