Hello, and from this moment on, we will begin reading and presenting m.CDM’s domestic news.
The news we will present today includes:
- Reports have emerged that KIO Vice Chair and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Lt-Gen Gun Maw traveled to northern Shan State to inspect Kachin troops and may also have met with allied groups.
- In Bokpyin Township, resistance forces carried out drone bomb attacks on junta bases that were preparing defensive positions after a military column of around 200 troops advanced into the area. At least 10 junta personnel, including officers, were reportedly killed. In Pakokku, a PDF unit encountered a junta patrol head-on, and 4 soldiers were killed.
- In Nattalin, Taungtha, and Le Mu Lah townships, the junta launched attacks using air power and heavy weapons, killing 7 civilians and burning down hundreds of homes.
- Justice For Myanmar (JFM) has called for sanctions against Myo Yadanar Htike, the daughter-in-law of the terrorist military leader.
These and other stories will be presented in today’s news.
⸻ - KIO Vice Chair Lt-Gen Gun Maw reportedly traveled to northern Shan State to inspect Kachin troops and may have met allied groups
m.CDM, April 7, 2026
Unconfirmed reports have emerged that Lieutenant General Gun Maw, Vice Chair of the Kachin Independence Organization/Kachin Independence Army (KIO/KIA), and his delegation traveled to areas in northern Shan State in early April and met with allied forces.
KIO/KIA spokesperson Colonel Naw Bu confirmed that the delegation led by Lt-Gen Gun Maw had inspected KIO southern battalions based in northern Shan during the first week of April. However, he said he did not know about reports claiming that Gun Maw had also met with the MNDAA and TNLA.
According to some local sources, Lt-Gen Gun Maw arrived in Namphatkar village in Kutkai Township, an area under KIA control, where he met with local residents, religious leaders, and KIO administrative officials, and conducted political awareness activities.
Sources also said that he separately met with the Kokang Army (MNDAA) near Kaungkha, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in Namkham, and the Shan State Progress Party (SSPP) in the Man Wine Gyi area of Mansi Township, where discussions were reportedly held.
At present, there are some disputes among the Northern Alliance groups over territorial control in Kutkai Township, and some observers believe that this trip may have been aimed at coordinating and resolving those issues.
Last month, the MNDAA attacked and removed TNLA positions controlling Kutkai, while KIA checkpoints in Namphatkar were also dismantled.
On the other hand, some analysts also believe the trip may have been intended to persuade other ethnic revolutionary groups to join the “Leadership Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union,” which was formed by the NUG, CRPH, KNU, KNPP, CNF, and KIO.
⸻ - At least 10 junta personnel, including officers, killed in drone strikes on military positions in Bokpyin Township
m.CDM, April 7
In Bokpyin Township, Tanintharyi Region, resistance allied forces reportedly carried out drone bombing attacks on military positions preparing defensive fortifications after a junta column of around 200 troops advanced into the area. According to a statement issued on April 7 by the Bokpyin Township People’s Defense Team, at least 10 junta personnel, including officers, were killed.
The attacking force reportedly targeted the junta column near milepost 8 on the Le Nya–Yadanarpon road, after the troops advanced into the area and established a defensive position around milepost 1.5.
The statement also said that resistance forces had conducted drone bomb attacks between March 22 and April 2 on junta positions based at locations including the Pyigyi Mandine Township fire station, Pyigyi Mandine police station, a monastery on the hill in Pyigyi Mandine, Sin Hnit Kaung Monastery, and the Bangladesh tower site.
In those attacks, at least 10 junta soldiers, including officers, were reportedly killed, and wounded personnel were sent to the Bokpyin military hospital.
The operations were carried out jointly by allied resistance units including KNLA Battalion 203, Kawthaung District People’s Defense Battalion 1, Myeik District People’s Defense Battalion 2, Bokpyin Township People’s Defense Team, and the Security and Counter-Terrorism Department – SSTF Drone Force.
⸻ - PDF unit clashes head-on with junta patrol in Pakokku; 4 soldiers killed
m.CDM, April 7, 2026
In Pakokku Township, Magway Region, a battle broke out after a People’s Defense Force unit heading to attack the junta’s industrial zone gate encountered a junta patrol head-on, according to a statement released by the Myelat Region Guerrilla Force (M.R.G).
The clash occurred at around 5:50 p.m. on April 6, when a squad led by comrade Ko Khet from Pakokku People’s Defense Force, Company 2 (M.R.G) was marching to attack the Pakokku industrial zone gate and suddenly came face-to-face with a junta patrol.
According to the statement, the MRG unit seized the initiative and attacked first, killing 4 junta soldiers on the spot, while 2 others were wounded and fled.
During the fighting, junta forces at the Industrial Zone (6) Road gate provided supporting fire with 60 mm and 40 mm heavy weapons as well as small arms, but the resistance fighters were able to withdraw without casualties.
The battle reportedly lasted around 15 minutes, and resistance forces also seized two MA-3 rifles and one MA-1 MK II T1 rifle from junta troops.
⸻ - Junta air and artillery attacks in Nattalin, Taungtha, and Le Mu Lah kill 7 civilians and destroy hundreds of homes
m.CDM, April 7, 2026
In recent days, the terrorist junta launched attacks on villages in Nattalin Township, Bago Region, Taungtha Township, Mandalay Region, and Le Mu Lah Township in KNU-controlled territory, using drones, motorized paragliders, and heavy artillery. As a result, 7 civilians were killed and more than 600 homes were burned down, according to reports.
In Nattalin Township, a junta column of more than 100 troops entered Kanthayar village at around 5 a.m. on April 5 and reportedly detained more than 100 local residents as human shields.
The same column also attacked nearby Pe Ma Kham village for two consecutive days using heavy artillery, drones, and motorized paragliders, killing two women in their 30s and 40s and injuring many others.
On April 7, the column was reportedly stationed inside Pe Ma Kham village, looting civilian property, while more than 10,000 residents from 17 villages were forced to flee in emergency displacement.
Similarly, at 2:50 p.m. on April 5, the junta bombed Pan Paung village in Taungtha Township using motorized paragliders from the Meiktila air base.
That attack killed 60-year-old U Kyi Hlaing, his wife Daw Mya Kyi, and their 32-year-old pregnant daughter Ma Htar Htar Oo instantly.
Then on April 6, a junta ground column entered Pan Paung village, burned down more than 600 homes, and looted civilian property.
In addition, on the morning of April 7 at around 8 a.m., the junta’s Artillery Battalion No. 280 shelled Pyitha village in the Palauk village tract of Le Mu Lah Township, in KNU Myeik-Dawei District, Tanintharyi Region.
As a result of the shelling, 2 civilians were burned to death, and 3 civilian homes were destroyed by fire, according to a statement by the KNU.
⸻ - Junta positions along the Myawaddy–Hpa-An Asia Highway attacked with rockets
m.CDM, April 7, 2026
Military positions of the terrorist junta stationed along the Myawaddy–Hpa-An Asia Highway in Kawkareik Township, Karen State, were attacked with rockets, according to a statement from the Saw Dragon Drone Force.
On April 4, the Saw Dragon Drone Force (SDDF) launched an attack using six missile rockets against points occupied by junta forces.
Because fighting remains intense along that road section, the exact locations of the strikes have not been disclosed. The group said it is still investigating junta casualties from the attack.
The SDDF also said it is currently running a fundraising campaign called “Ready To Fly” to acquire urgently needed aerial reconnaissance drones (scout drones) and combat drones in order to more effectively attack junta forces.
The group appealed to revolutionary-minded members of the public to support the campaign through its official page.
⸻ - Indian Assam Rifles battalion bombs inside Myanmar border with drones; 2 civilians injured
m.CDM, April 7, 2026
In Lahe Township, within the Naga Self-Administered Zone of Sagaing Region, an Assam Rifles unit under India’s central government reportedly crossed the border and carried out a drone bombing attack inside Myanmar territory, injuring 2 local civilians, including a child.
At around 2 a.m. on April 6, the Assam Rifles allegedly dropped two bombs by drone on residential homes in Kham Mai Lawri village in Lahe Township.
As a result of the explosions, a grandfather and his grandchild, who were sleeping inside their home, were injured.
Local residents reportedly staged a protest on April 7, condemning the cross-border attack, calling for an end to the targeting of civilians, and demanding justice.
On March 26, local residents had protested India’s construction of a border fence near Pansuang, but when the work did not stop, the Naga armed group NSCN-K YA attacked the site, killing three Assam Rifles personnel.
Following that incident, local residents said the Indian side blocked the border and has since begun carrying out cross-border attacks into Myanmar, such as this one.
Previously, on October 20, 2025, an Assam Rifles bombing attack in Lahe Township killed the son and grandchild of NSCN(K-YA) Brigadier General Pi Yaung Koon Yat, who were from Kam Maw Lawri village.
It is reported that from 2025 through April 2026, the Indian Assam Rifles has carried out four cross-border bombing attacks into Myanmar territory.
⸻ - Junta killed 88 women in March alone, says Burmese Women’s Union
m.CDM, April 7
The Burmese Women’s Union (BWU) said on April 7 that the terrorist junta, which continues to commit a wide range of human rights violations including war crimes and crimes against humanity, killed 88 women in March alone.
Between March 1 and March 31, junta airstrikes and ground operations across Myanmar killed 88 women and injured 54 others, the group said.
Among the mass killings that took place in March, the deadliest incident involving women occurred on March 5, when civilians from Yay Twin Kone, Kharu Kone, and Kyaung Kone villages in Nyaunglebin Township were arrested and killed, resulting in the deaths of 17 women.
According to BWU’s figures, the causes of death included:
• 57 women killed in airstrikes
• 21 women unlawfully arrested and killed
• 4 women burned to death
• 3 women killed by artillery
• 1 woman killed due to conflict-related sexual violence
• 1 woman who died in prison after being denied medical treatment
Among the dead were 20 girls under the age of 18, as well as 3 pregnant women.
By state and region, Sagaing Region had the highest number of female deaths with 37, followed by Bago Region with 28. Magway Region, Mandalay Region, and Kachin State each recorded 5, Karenni State had 4, Tanintharyi Region had 2, and Shan State and Rakhine State each had 1, according to BWU’s statement.
BWU also said that although the terrorist military group is attempting to gain recognition as a government through a sham and illegal election process—such as convening parliament and selecting a president—it continues at the same time to carry out airstrikes, mass killings, torture, and other acts of terror across the country. Therefore, BWU declared that the junta cannot be recognized or accepted as a legitimate government by any means.
⸻ - Depayin People’s Administration urges residents to stay in safe places as junta begins using suicide drones
m.CDM, April 7
The People’s Administration Team of Depayin Township has urged local residents in Sagaing Region’s Depayin Township to pay close attention to air raid warnings and stay in safe places, after the terrorist junta began carrying out attacks using suicide drones.
The warning followed an attack at 11:40 a.m. on April 7, when a suicide drone launched from the junta’s Northwestern Command (Na Ma Kha) based in Monywa struck In Pin village in the western part of Depayin Township.
The township People’s Administration Team said it is still verifying the damage and casualties from the aerial attack, so full details are not yet known.
Initial local reports indicate that there had been no fighting in In Pin village, and that the attack was carried out without cause using a kamikaze suicide drone from the Monywa-based Northwestern Command. A cow was killed, and there was other damage.
The junta had also carried out another air attack on April 6 against the monastery in Sin Inn village, where displaced people from the western part of Shwebo Township were sheltering. In that attack, a monk who had been teaching displaced children died, and 2 displaced civilians were injured.
For that reason, the Depayin Township People’s Administration Team urged the public to take air raid warnings seriously and stay in safe locations.
⸻ - IEC says it will cooperate to achieve shared goals of democracy, human rights, and ending military dictatorship
m.CDM, April 7
The Karenni State Interim Executive Council (IEC) issued a statement today, April 7, saying it will work together to achieve the shared goals of democracy, human rights, and the end of military dictatorship.
The remark was made in a congratulatory message sent in response to the formation of the Tanintharyi Federal Unit Coordinating Council.
The IEC said the formation of the Tanintharyi Federal Unit Coordinating Council was an implementation of the will of ethnic peoples and a historically important step in the journey toward building a Federal Democratic Union, and praised the efforts of its leaders.
The congratulatory message said the IEC firmly believes that this formation points toward a federal union system that will guarantee the people’s fundamental rights, equality, and self-determination.
Therefore, the IEC said it would build strong cooperation with the Tanintharyi Federal Unit Coordinating Council based on the principles of mutual respect and equality.
The Tanintharyi Federal Unit Coordinating Council (TFUCC) was formed on March 21 this year by revolutionary forces including elected representatives from the 2020 election, political parties, civil society organizations, CDM staff groups, youth organizations, and women’s groups.
The TFUCC has pledged to continue fighting alongside the public for the complete abolition of dictatorship, including military dictatorship, for the restoration of people’s power to the people, and for the establishment of the Tanintharyi Federal Unit. It also said it would prioritize ensuring the participation and cooperation of all political and revolutionary organizations in Tanintharyi Region.
⸻ - JFM calls for sanctions against Myo Yadanar Htike, daughter-in-law of the terrorist military leader
m.CDM, April 7, 2026
Justice For Myanmar (JFM) has revealed that family members of terrorist military leader Min Aung Hlaing used wealth acquired unjustly to purchase a luxury residence in Thailand, allegedly using the name of his daughter-in-law Myo Yadanar Htike, who has not yet been sanctioned internationally, in order to conceal the transaction.
The property, a luxury residence at Issara Residence Rama 9 in Bangkok, was reportedly transferred to Emerald Princess Company Limited, a company controlled by Min Aung Hlaing’s family, and was purchased from Charn Issara Development Public Company Limited, which is listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
JFM said the purchase was carried out under the name of Myo Yadanar Htike, who had not yet been targeted by sanctions, and that this was a deliberate attempt to evade international sanctions.
JFM therefore strongly urged the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Canada, and Australia to quickly impose sanctions on Myo Yadanar Htike in order to close loopholes in sanctions against the military regime.
These news reports were submitted by Ko Thit and Lu Lay.