Hello, and welcome. From this time on, we will be presenting m.CDM’s domestic news updates.
The main stories we will cover today are:
- The IPU Assembly has rejected the junta’s sham parliament and confirmed that it will continue recognizing the CRPH as its main dialogue partner.
- In Hpakant, a pro-junta militia column heading to reinforce the front line was ambushed with landmines by the KIA, reportedly leaving around 40 casualties, including an officer.
- A People’s Militia outpost in Palaw was seized by joint KNLA forces, with around 10 junta troops reportedly killed.
- The KNU has urged the international community, including ASEAN, not to turn a blind eye to the military’s deliberate attacks on civilians who are not military targets.
Along with these, we will also present other important updates.
⸻ - IPU Assembly rejects the junta’s sham parliament and confirms continued recognition of CRPH as the main dialogue partner
m.CDM, April 19, 2026
The Governing Council of the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), being held in Türkiye, has confirmed on April 19 that it will continue to recognize the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) as the IPU’s principal interlocutor for Myanmar.
According to reports, the Governing Council approved the Executive Committee’s recommendation that the IPU continue engaging only with the CRPH until such time as genuinely legitimate elections can be held in Myanmar and representatives truly reflecting the will of the Myanmar people can emerge.
The IPU Secretary General said:
“Myanmar had been on a democratic path. That situation changed after the elections held in 2021 were annulled. Those elections were found to be free and fair. Since then, the IPU has decided to engage only with the committee representing the people of Myanmar.”
He also noted that elections had reportedly been held in Myanmar earlier this year, but that those elections organized by the military had not even been recognized by neighboring ASEAN.
The CRPH said that even after the terrorist military group staged a sham election and formed a fake parliament, the fact that CRPH continues to be recognized as the legitimate representative of the Myanmar people is due solely to the people’s genuine will.
CRPH also stated with pride that this recognition reflects acknowledgment of the efforts of the people and revolutionary forces resisting the military coup.
It added that continued recognition from the international parliamentary community allows the voices of Myanmar’s people to be heard on the global stage and has also successfully blocked the junta’s attempts to gain legitimacy through its sham election.
CRPH said it will continue working together with revolutionary forces to return the people’s seized sovereign power to the public and to build a strong political system that guarantees genuine freedom and peace.
⸻ - KIA reportedly ambushes militia reinforcement column in Hpakant with landmines, causing about 40 casualties including an officer
m.CDM, April 19, 2026
A pro-junta militia column under the terrorist military council, heading to reinforce the front lines in the conflict-intense Hpakant area of Kachin State, was reportedly ambushed with landmines by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA).
The attack reportedly took place at about 8:00 a.m. on April 19, between Maw Si Zar and Nam Hpyit village, leaving around 40 casualties, including one officer.
The column was said to include the Zakhung Ting Ying militia, Lisu militia, and Warazup militia. While moving from the Lone Khin Laypyin Gate, Sha It Yan, and Malan Dun areas toward Maw Si Zar, they reportedly entered a minefield planted by KIA Brigade 9, Battalion 6 at a place called Saung Chain.
Earlier, on April 13, junta troops and allied militias reportedly launched a large-scale assault and captured Mashi Ka Htaung and Sutaung Kone in the Hpakant area, causing many deaths.
Then, while militias departed to reinforce the Hpakant front, the KIA reportedly launched a counteroffensive on April 18 against Warazup militia bases in the Hukawng area led by Min Zay Thant, capturing two bases.
⸻ - Military launches repeated airstrikes on Mrauk-U and Ponnagyun, injuring 13 people including 3 monks
m.CDM, April 19, 2026
The terrorist military reportedly carried out repeated airstrikes on Mrauk-U Township and Ponnagyun Township in Rakhine State, areas under the control of the Arakan Army (AA), on April 19, injuring 13 civilians, including 3 monks.
At around 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on April 19, junta aircraft reportedly dropped 500-pound bombs in two separate attacks on Kyauk Se Pyin village, inhabited by Mro ethnic residents, near the border of Mrauk-U and Kyauktaw townships.
During the second afternoon strike, a bomb reportedly landed directly on the village monastery, seriously injuring 3 resident monks, 8 men, and 2 women, who are said to be in critical condition.
In addition, the monastery and ordination hall were completely destroyed, 5 cattle were killed, and 1 cow was injured.
Similarly, at around 10:30 a.m., junta forces reportedly used 3 fighter jets to drop a total of 11 bombs weighing 500, 300, and 200 pounds near Ponnagyun town and Yebyu Kan village.
According to the Ponnagyun Youth Association (PYA), about 10 houses in the town were damaged, along with a nearby power substation, a NaTaLa school, and the main highway.
It remains unconfirmed whether there were civilian casualties in those particular strikes.
⸻ - Joint KNLA forces seize a People’s Militia base in Palaw; about 10 junta troops reportedly killed
m.CDM, April 19, 2026
A People’s Militia base under the junta in Palaw Township, Tanintharyi Region, was attacked, captured, and burned down, according to a statement by a Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) special unit.
At around 5:00 a.m. on April 7, joint KNLA forces reportedly launched simultaneous attacks on the junta’s Light Infantry Battalion 280, Artillery Battalion 309, and a People’s Militia base in Palaw Township.
About 30 minutes into the attack, the militias reportedly abandoned the base and fled, allowing the joint forces to successfully seize and burn it.
Later, on April 10, junta troops launched a counteroffensive toward Man Yone Mar village, leading to another clash lasting about one hour with the joint resistance forces.
Across all these clashes, about 10 junta troops were reportedly killed and around 15 wounded.
The attacks were reportedly carried out jointly by the KNLA Brigade 4 special unit, along with KNDO Battalion 7, Company 1 and Company 5.
⸻ - Air and artillery attacks by junta forces in Taungtha, Tanintharyi, and Hpakant kill 5 people including 2 children; elderly woman in Monywa loses leg after stepping on a Pyu Saw Htee landmine
m.CDM, April 19, 2026
In Zayat Gyi village, Taungtha Township, Mandalay Region, a fighter jet from the Meiktila Shante air base reportedly dropped 2 bombs despite no fighting taking place.
The bombing occurred at around 7:30 p.m. on April 18, reportedly killing 3 people: an 8-year-old child, a 50-year-old man, and a woman, and injuring another woman.
In Hpakant Township, Kachin State, at around 4:00 a.m. on April 19, junta troops advancing toward the Lone Khin area reportedly fired artillery indiscriminately, with shells landing in Malan village, killing a 4-year-old child.
In addition, at around 10:00 p.m. on April 18, artillery fire from junta forces landed on a traditional Kachin house in the Sine Taung (Mawlakin) area, killing one man.
Revolutionary groups have warned residents in Hpakant to remain alert for airstrikes, as fighting there is currently very intense.
Likewise, in Taik Kam village, Tanintharyi Township, the junta reportedly dropped 2 bombs from an aircraft at around 12:30 p.m. on April 19, despite no fighting taking place.
The bombs exploded between the village monastery and residential houses. Although no civilians were harmed, 2 homes were damaged, a monastery brick wall collapsed, and roofing was damaged by bomb fragments.
Meanwhile, in Purrit Kone Taung village, Monywa Township, Sagaing Region, a woman in her 60s reportedly went at around 2:00 p.m. on April 19 to pick thabye flowers inside the compound of an abandoned house belonging to a Pyu Saw Htee member.
She reportedly stepped on a buried landmine planted in the compound, causing an explosion and severe injuries that led to the amputation of one of her legs.
Locals said the compound had previously belonged to the younger brother of Pyu Saw Htee leader Chit Thin, and the mine may have been planted when Pyu Saw Htee members from Taw Pu village came to guard the area.
⸻ - Youth arrested during Thingyan in Yesagyo tortured to death by junta; body dumped in the Chindwin River
m.CDM, April 19
A young man arrested by the junta during the Thingyan period in Yesagyo Township, Magway Region, was reportedly tortured to death, and his body was dumped in the Chindwin River, according to local news sources.
The Yesagyo Information Committee also announced that 17-year-old Maung Hein Htet Zaw from Kyaw Ma Kyar village was arrested by junta soldiers and Pyu Saw Htee members at a water festival pavilion in front of Shwe Gu Gyi Pagoda on April 14 (Thingyan Akya Day) under the pretext that he had been involved in a fight.
When family members tried to search for him, they were reportedly driven away by soldiers, police, and Pyu Saw Htee members, who denied having him in custody.
On April 16 (Thingyan A-Tat Day), his badly disfigured body was found floating in the Chindwin River, according to the Yesagyo Information Committee’s statement.
A witness told the committee:
“The body was covered in injuries and badly mutilated. The whole village was heartbroken. There’s no need to say how devastated the parents were—he was their only son. He worked at a snack shop in Pyin Oo Lwin to support his parents and had only come back to the village briefly for Thingyan.”
His funeral was held on April 17, and the entire village reportedly joined the procession.
It was also reported that on April 13 (Thingyan Akyo Day), an 18-year-old youth from Ywar Thit village who had come into town to celebrate the water festival was shot dead by junta forces near Ywar Thit forest and 2000 Ward in Yesagyo Township.
⸻ - Junta column burning villages in Natmauk hit by landmine attacks; 5 soldiers killed and 10 motorcycles destroyed
m.CDM, April 19
A junta column burning villages in Natmauk Township, Magway Region, was hit by landmine attacks, reportedly leaving 5 soldiers dead and 10 motorcycles destroyed, according to a statement with documentary photos released on April 19 by the Wethanu People’s Defense Force General Staff.
The group announced that the approximately 200-strong military column, which had been burning villages in Natmauk Township, was attacked twice with landmines on April 18.
The column, which had departed from Kyee Kan village, was attacked at around 7:45 a.m. by revolutionary forces. According to the statement, 5 soldiers were killed, at least 10 were seriously wounded, and 10 motorcycles being used by the troops were destroyed and left behind in the minefield.
After suffering losses, the column reportedly retreated into Kyee Kan village and set houses on fire there.
Later, when the column tried to advance east of the village at around 12:30 p.m., it was attacked again with two more minefields, causing further serious casualties and forcing the troops into a disorganized retreat back into the village.
The statement said the same column had burned more than 30 civilian homes in Yone Pin Kwet, Kan Oo Kone, and Kyee Kan villages, and had looted civilian vehicles, motorcycles, and other property.
It was also reportedly the same column that had previously been hit by 9 minefields near the Natmauk–Yamethin border.
The Wethanu People’s Defense Force urged local residents to stay alert to military movements and to continue supporting the “Mine and M&M Campaign.”
⸻ - Mogok Pa Ka Pha warns that a defected policewoman who joined the junta is obstructing the revolution
m.CDM, April 19
The Mogok Township People’s Defense Organization (MKG-PDF) has issued a warning that a former policewoman who defected and joined the military is now acting as an obstacle to the revolution.
The statement, released on the night of April 18, aimed to warn other revolutionary groups that may be connected to her.
According to MKG-PDF, the woman is Ma Hnin Hnin Oo, also known as Yoma, from Koelan village, Mogok Township, and a former female member of the Mogok Township People’s Defense Team. She reportedly deserted her unit without permission, contacted the military in Mogok, and surrendered to join them.
She is accused of persuading fellow fighters—both men and women—to leave MKG-PDF, threatening them through their family members, and passing information to the military in order to disrupt the revolutionary movement.
MKG-PDF said it is currently identifying others who may be cooperating with her and the junta, and that once verification is complete, it will publicize further information so that local residents and revolutionary groups in Mogok Township can take precautions.
The group added that it will not forgive Ma Hnin Hnin Oo (Yoma) and her associates for collaborating with the military to sabotage the revolution, and that they will face appropriate punishment.
⸻ - Junta military column and police station in Ye and Thanbyuzayat attacked with drone bombs
m.CDM, April 18
In Mon State, a junta military column advancing in Ye Township and a police station in Thanbyuzayat Township were attacked with drone bombs, according to the Mon State Revolutionary Force (MSRF).
The statement announced a drone campaign conducted between April 9 and April 16 against a junta military column near Aung Thapyay village in Ye Township and the Anin village police station in Thanbyuzayat Township.
At around 9:00 p.m. on April 9, a drone dropped one bomb on the junta column near Aung Thapyay village. At around 9:00 p.m. on April 10, the same column was attacked again with 4 bombs. On April 11, 7 bombs were dropped at around 10:30 a.m., followed by 8 more bombs at around 5:00 p.m.
On April 15 and 16, revolutionary forces also carried out drone bombing attacks on the Anin village police station for two consecutive days.
The extent of casualties on the junta side has not yet been confirmed and remains under investigation.
The drone operation was reportedly jointly carried out by the Mon State Revolutionary Force (MSRF), Ye People’s Defense Force (YPDF), Ramanya Mon Army (RMA) Battalion 901, KNLA Battalion 27, Company 1, and Ye Guerrilla Force (YGF) Battalion 8001 assault unit.
The Mon-Tanintharyi Brotherhood Drone Alliance is said to be composed of drone units from the Mon State Federal Council (MSFC), its defense department’s MSRF, and under Strategy Command 33, Kampauk People’s Defense Force Battalion 8002 (KBDF) and Ye Guerrilla Force Battalion 8001 (YGF).
⸻ - Graduation ceremony held for Sagaing Region Pa Ka Pha capacity-building course Batch 1
m.CDM, April 19, 2026
The graduation ceremony for Batch 1 of the capacity-building course organized by the People’s Defense Organization (Pa Ka Pha) headquarters under the Ministry of Defense of the National Unity Government (NUG) was successfully held in Sagaing Region during April 2026, according to an official statement.
Around 200 trainees, including public affairs officers and other responsible personnel from various districts and townships across Sagaing Region, reportedly attended the course.
During the training, both theoretical and practical lessons were given in public mobilization and public relations, with the aim of accelerating the mass-organizing work of People’s Defense organizations that emphasize the people’s war strategy.
The NUG Ministry of Defense said it has been regularly opening such training courses to ensure that the People’s Defense Force (PDF) battalions, units, and People’s Defense Organizations (Pa Ka Pha) under its various levels of command become systematic forces that comply with military discipline, ethics, and military law.
⸻ - KNU urges ASEAN and international community not to ignore the military’s deliberate attacks on civilians
m.CDM, April 19
The Karen National Union (KNU) has urged the international community, including ASEAN countries, not to turn a blind eye to the military’s deliberate attacks on civilians who are not military targets.
The KNU strongly condemned the military’s intentional attacks on civilians and called on ASEAN member states and the wider international community to respond.
It also strongly denounced deliberate airstrikes against civilian infrastructure, especially schools and hospitals.
The KNU pointed out that such actions are blatant violations of international humanitarian law and amount to violations of the fundamental rights that are supposed to protect civilian populations.
According to the KNU, on April 12, the military dropped two 500-pound bombs from the air on U Mae Hta Hospital in Mutraw District, damaging the hospital buildings and injuring civilians who were receiving medical treatment.
The KNU said this clearly demonstrates that the terrorist military has no regard for human life or human dignity. It therefore urged ASEAN member states and the international community to move beyond expressions of concern and take immediate, practical action, including effective measures to stop the airstrikes.
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The news presented above was contributed by Ko Thit and Lu Lay.