Hello everyone. Starting now, we will present m.CDM’s domestic news.
The news we will cover today includes:
- SCEF says it has formed a Military Strategy Committee for victory in the war and will move forward under “One Command, One Policy, One Strategy.”
- Revolutionary forces fully captured the Letyet camp in Shwegyin and the Lay Kay camp in Bilin, and captured alive two people including a deputy battalion commander who had been hiding naked; 13 junta personnel were killed.
- In Taungtha Township, attacks by a terrorist military column killed 10 civilians and burned down more than 300 homes.
- Myanmar nationals in South Korea jointly held a “Myanmar Thingyan Festival” as a humanitarian fundraising event.
We will also present these and other news items.
⸻ - SCEF says it has formed a Military Strategy Committee for victory in the war and will move forward under “One Command, One Policy, One Strategy”
m.CDM, April 12, 2026
The Steering Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF) has announced that it has formed a “Military Strategy Coordination and Command Committee” in order to completely uproot the military dictatorship and achieve victory in the war.
This was announced by members of the council’s secretariat during SCEF’s first press conference, held on the evening of April 11.
Secretariat member Salai Htet Ni said that the committee was formed not for leadership by a single organization, but to align differences in military strategy between the Spring Revolution forces and the Ethnic Revolutionary Organizations (EROs) and to fight in unity under “One Command, One Policy, One Strategy.”
In addition, secretariat member Daw Zin Mar Aung said that within the next 60 days, SCEF will prioritize efforts such as:
• holding discussions to bring in new members,
• strengthening coordination in five policy-based sectors and in strategic integration,
• and securing support from both domestic and international communities.
Although the Three Brotherhood Alliance groups from northern Myanmar — MNDAA, TNLA, and AA — are not yet formal members of SCEF, U Aung San Myint confirmed that SCEF remains in constant political and military contact with them and is working closely with them as firm allies.
SCEF also clarified that it was not formed as a rival to the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), but rather as a mechanism to practically implement, in political and military terms, the agreements that previously existed only on paper.
Regarding the prospect of talks with the military commission/fake government, Padoh Saw Ta Doh Moo said that this would only be possible if the military accepts key points such as:
• withdrawing from politics,
• drafting a new constitution,
• and implementing transitional justice during the transition period.
⸻ - Revolutionary forces fully capture the Letyet camp in Shwegyin and the Lay Kay camp in Bilin; two captured alive including a deputy battalion commander hiding naked; 13 killed
m.CDM, April 12, 2026
It was announced on April 12 that revolutionary forces had successfully and completely captured the Letyet junta camp in Shwegyin Township, Bago Region, and the Lay Kay camp in Bilin Township, Mon State.
The offensive against Letyet camp began on April 4, and the camp was completely seized and cleared by 6:00 a.m. on April 7.
During the battle to seize the camp, the bodies of 8 junta soldiers were found, around 30 others were injured, and the remaining troops abandoned the camp and fled.
Weapons and military materials seized included:
• one 60 mm mortar,
• four MA-11 rifles,
• one MA-1 rifle,
• one MA-4 with launcher attachment,
• seven RPG rounds,
• five 60 mm mortar shells,
• 600 machine-gun rounds,
• 500 rounds of 5.56 ammunition,
• 12 magazines,
• two generator machines,
• two power generators,
• and other military supplies.
The operation was jointly carried out by:
the People’s Defense Force, the Yangon Regional Military Command, the Special Regional Military Command, battalions under Strategy 36, Special Operations Force (SOF), Yangon Region PaKaPha, Bago District PaKaPha, SOG drone unit, and KNLA Battalion 7, Company 1.
Similarly, the Lay Kay hill camp in Bilin Township, which was attacked beginning on April 7, was also fully captured by 8:00 a.m. on April 12.
In that battle, the deputy battalion commander Aung Thaw, who had been hiding without clothes, and one other person were captured alive. Five junta personnel were killed, around 10 were injured, and the rest fled the camp.
Seized weapons and supplies included:
• one Nga Kyin Myee weapon,
• one MA-2 rifle,
• one 60 mm mortar,
• 29 rounds of 60 mm mortar shells,
• 75 rounds of 40 mm grenades,
• 4,000 rounds of 5.56 ammunition,
• three generator machines,
• four communication base sets,
• one power generator,
• and other military supplies.
This battle was jointly fought by:
KNLA battalions under KNU Brigade 1, KNDO, ABSDF, battalions under the Special Regional Military Command Strategies 37 and 27, SOF, BPLA, Yangon Region PaKaPha, the UOC column, and drone units including FFD, Yaung Ni, Cloud Wings, and KRF.
During the battle, one fighter from Yangon Region PaKaPha heroically gave his life.
⸻ - Junta airstrikes on Mindat with three fighter jets damage more than 20 buildings and homes; casualties reported
m.CDM, April 12
As the Thingyan festival draws near, the terrorist military reportedly carried out repeated airstrikes on Mindat Town in Chin State using three fighter jets, damaging more than 20 buildings and houses and causing casualties, according to local news sources in the Mindat area.
The attacks took place at around 10:00 p.m. on April 11, when the military launched about eight bombing runs over the town.
A local source said that two jet fighters from Tada-U and one from Magway Air Base carried out about eight indiscriminate attacks, using heavy bombs including incendiary bombs, damaging more than 20 buildings and houses as well as four vehicles.
Because the three fighter jets attacked simultaneously, homes caught fire and there were casualties, according to preliminary information.
After Chin Brotherhood forces and allies captured Mindat in December 2024, the military has been unable to launch a ground offensive there and has instead been repeatedly carrying out airstrikes.
Similarly, on March 31, the military also bombed the rural administrative office in East Quarter, Mindat, damaging buildings and injuring one person, according to military records.
⸻ - Junta troops burn and destroy two villages in Myingyan, arrest seven civilians including a blind elderly man; airstrike in Ledo destroys five homes
m.CDM, April 12, 2026
In Myingyan Township, Mandalay Region, terrorist military troops reportedly entered the area, burned and destroyed Htein Pan village and Ywar Thit village, and arrested seven civilians, including a blind elderly man, using them as human shields.
On April 12, junta troops entered the area and began setting fire to homes in Htein Pan village.
They then advanced into Ywar Thit village, first bombing a building where medical treatment was being provided using a drone, and then systematically burning houses starting from the southern part of the village.
Because of the junta column’s arson attacks, nearly the entire village was reduced to ashes, and local residents have had to flee their homes even during the Thingyan period.
The junta troops had reportedly threatened in advance, using loudspeakers, that they would burn the villages to the ground. They also captured seven civilians aged over 60, who had been sheltering in the forest, and used them as human shields.
Among those arrested was a blind elderly man, and as of now there has been no contact with them and they have not yet been released.
In addition, in KNU-controlled territory in Bago Region, Kler Lwee Htoo (Nyaunglebin) District, Ledo (Kyaukkyi) Township, the junta reportedly used three motorized paragliders on April 9 to drop six 120 mm bombs into Thit Phayaung Tan village.
As a result, four homes belonging to local civilians were damaged. The junta also bombed Kaw Le Deh village with a jet fighter, damaging one house and one chicken coop, according to a KNU statement.
⸻ - In Taungtha Township, attacks by a terrorist military column kill 10 civilians and burn down more than 300 homes
m.CDM, April 12
In Taungtha Township, Mandalay Region, attacks by a terrorist military column killed 10 civilians and burned down more than 300 homes, according to a statement issued on April 12 by the Taungtha Public Movement Committee.
The statement documented civilian deaths and destruction of civilian property caused by a junta military column operating along the Yonsigyi–Taungtha road from April 4 to April 11.
In the early morning of April 8, the military column reportedly split into four units and entered Thanbo village, where they set homes on fire. At 11:00 a.m., motorized paragliders coming from the Meiktila side dropped bombs on Shwe Sigyi village, damaging some civilian homes.
On April 10, about 50 troops from the same column entered Panpaung Ywarma village via Chaungwin village, burned homes again, and released three civilians whom they had captured in Mae Taw village on April 8.
Then on April 11, the column set fire to snack shops near the Panpaung junction checkpoint and the telecom tower, before withdrawing back toward Taungtha town.
From April 4 to April 11, a total of about 315 civilian homes in Panpaung, Mae Taw, and East Thanbo villages were burned down. Two civilians from Panpaung village were burned to death, while air and bomb attacks killed eight more civilians from Panpaung, Mae Taw, and East Thanbo villages, injured four, and killed six cattle, according to records released by the Taungtha Public Movement Committee.
⸻ - In Bilin Township, junta airstrikes force more than 13,000 civilians from 13 villages to flee
m.CDM, April 12
According to a statement issued on April 12 by the KNU Central, repeated airstrikes by the terrorist military on civilian villages and workplaces in Bilin Township, Doo Tha Htoo District, within the Kawthoolei-administered area, have forced more than 13,000 civilians from 13 villages to flee to safety.
From April 2 to April 9, the coup military reportedly targeted villages and workplaces with 26 airstrikes and fired three times with machine guns, causing residents from 13 villages in three village tracts to flee. These included 2,254 households and 13,026 people.
The displaced villages are:
• 3 villages in Win Ta Pan village tract, with 338 households and 1,974 people,
• 8 villages in Myit Kyo village tract, with 1,200 households and 7,042 people,
• 2 villages in Min Saw village tract, with 716 households and 4,010 people.
According to KNU Central, urgent assistance is now needed for these displaced civilians, including shelter, food supplies, and healthcare.
⸻ - Shwebo District Military Command No. 1 issues strict rules for PDF fighters to follow during Thingyan
m.CDM, April 12, 2026
The People’s Defense Force Shwebo District Military Command No. 1 issued a statement on April 12 setting out special rules for battalions, units, and local PDF fighters under its command to strictly observe during the traditional Thingyan period.
According to the statement, in order to prevent public concern and ensure security, all fighters except those on security duty are strictly prohibited from unnecessarily wearing uniforms or carrying weapons in public.
It also clearly forbids:
• drinking alcohol while on duty,
• disorderly or inappropriate celebration,
• and negligence of duty.
In addition, personnel are warned not to enter bars or beer shops for drinking, whether in uniform or civilian clothing.
They are also especially warned not to become involved in any fights during the Thingyan period. Anyone leaving their assigned area must obtain prior permission from superior officers, and if traveling in groups, there must be at least one officer and one military police (MP) member present to supervise and maintain discipline.
They are further instructed to report any unusual incidents in their surroundings to higher command without delay.
The statement says that commanders at every level are responsible for ensuring compliance with these instructions, and any failure to comply will result in effective disciplinary action.
⸻ - Kani Township Emergency Administrative Central Committee urges people not to hold crowded, festive Thingyan water pavilions during this time of multiple dangers
m.CDM, April 12
Because the public is currently facing many kinds of danger, the Kani Township Emergency Administrative Central Committee, under the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration of the National Unity Government, has appealed to the public not to organize crowded and overly festive celebrations at Thingyan water pavilions.
The committee said the appeal was made because the entire country is now engaged in resistance against the terrorist military group, which unlawfully seized state power.
It also stated that the terrorist military has shown no humanity, repeatedly carrying out airstrikes on public places such as hospitals, schools, and religious buildings, burning villages, and arresting, torturing, and killing civilians, thereby destroying people’s lives, homes, and property.
For these reasons, the committee earnestly urged parents, civilians, and revolutionary forces in Kani Township to show sympathy for people who are facing multiple dangers and living in grief, and to refrain during this year’s Thingyan period from building water pavilions, blaring loud music from speakers, and engaging in noisy or crowded celebrations.
⸻ - Dawei PaKaPha provides food supplies for a second time to displaced civilians from Yebyu/Thayetchaung area
m.CDM, April 12
The Ohn Aww military column of Dawei Township PaKaPha announced that it had provided food supplies for a second time to war-displaced civilians in the lower part of Thayetchaung Township, Tanintharyi Region.
The announcement was made on April 10 under the “From the People to the People” program.
Following the battle to capture the junta’s Win Wa camp, civilians who had been displaced by the aftermath and forced to flee to safety were given supplies including rice, cooking oil, instant noodles, and canned fish.
The fighters from Dawei PaKaPha’s Ohn Aww column also expressed gratitude and recognition, on behalf of the displaced civilians, to the South Korea-based overseas support group and to each individual who helped in one way or another.
It is also reported that the first round of aid for displaced civilians had been supported by the Aar Man support group of Dawei youth in Malaysia.
After revolutionary allied forces captured the junta’s Win Wa military camp on March 11 along Road No. 8 in Thayetchaung Township, small clashes have continued in the surrounding area, and junta airstrikes are still occurring, so local residents remain displaced.
⸻ - Myanmar nationals in South Korea jointly hold a “Myanmar Thingyan Festival” as a humanitarian fundraising event
m.CDM, April 12, 2026
It is reported that Myanmar nationals in Incheon, South Korea, jointly held the “2026 Myanmar Thingyan Festival” on Sunday, April 12, as a humanitarian fundraising event for Myanmar.
The festival was held at Bunsu Park in Incheon and was organized by the Anti-Military Coup Committee and MFDMC.
The main purpose of the festival was said to be:
• to preserve Myanmar traditional culture,
• and to provide support in one way or another for war-displaced civilians in Myanmar who are currently facing many hardships.
Fundraising tickets for the festival were sold at 30,000 Korean won, and each ticket included:
• an entry wristband,
• one meal of donated food,
• and one raffle ticket.
The raffle prizes consisted of souvenir items related to Myanmar’s Spring Revolution, which reportedly drew special interest among attendees.
In addition, commemorative festival T-shirts were sold as part of the fundraising effort, and traditional Myanmar foods were collectively donated and served free of charge, highlighting the unity of Myanmar people living in Korea.
It was also announced that all profits and funds raised from the 2026 Thingyan Festival would be donated through reliable channels for war-displaced civilians in Myanmar and for urgent humanitarian needs.
The news presented today was contributed by Ko Thit and Lu Lay.