Hello, and from this moment on, we will be presenting m.CDM’s domestic news updates.
The news items we will cover today include:
- During his trip to northern Shan State, Lt-Gen Gun Maw urged Kachin, Ta’ang, Kokang, and Shan ethnic communities to support one another and called on allied groups to prevent further disputes among themselves.
- The junta carried out airstrikes in Saw Htee, Shwebo, and Mrauk-U? Wait correction from text: Minbya, killing one civilian; in Nyaunglebin, it is also burning villages using incendiary bombs.
- The Tamu District command provided a vehicle to the NLA, which has come under the command of the NUG Ministry of Defense.
4. In Thanbyuzayat, the Ramanya Mon Army attacked a junta base, reportedly killing 6 junta troops and injuring 8, along with other news items.
1. Lt-Gen Gun Maw urges Kachin, Ta’ang, Kokang, and Shan communities to support one another and calls for avoiding disputes among allies during northern Shan trip
m.CDM, April 8, 2026
KIO/KIA Vice Chair Lt-Gen Gun Maw reportedly met with local Kachin, Ta’ang, Kokang, and Shan communities during his trip to northern Shan State and urged them to work together and support one another.
He also reportedly met with allied forces including the MNDAA, TNLA, and SSPP, encouraging them to continue walking the revolutionary path together.
The delegation, which included Lt-Gen Gun Maw and Du Hkaw Bu Zau Raw, head of the KIO General Administration Department, traveled during the first week of April to northern Shan areas including Nam Hpak Ka, which is under KIA control.
According to KIO/KIA spokesperson Col. Naw Bu, Lt-Gen Gun Maw told local ethnic communities that they had lived together since long ago and could not be separated, and he encouraged them to continue helping one another along the revolutionary path.
He also reportedly addressed the recent territorial dispute between the MNDAA and TNLA, urging that no further problems arise, that the groups negotiate with mutual respect and appreciation, and that they continue the revolutionary journey in unity.
According to ground reports, Lt-Gen Gun Maw met the MNDAA in Nam Hpak Ka, the TNLA in Namkham, and the SSPP in the Man Wine Gyi area.
He also emphasized to residents in the KIA-controlled Nam Hpak Ka area that the goal is a federal system in which all people can live together as equals without ethnic discrimination.
In particular, he said that in the education sector people are free to choose to study at schools run by any organization, and that policies are already being implemented to support the teaching of mother tongues.
2. Junta bombs Saw Htee, Shwebo, and Minbya from the air, killing 1 civilian; in Nyaunglebin it is also burning villages with incendiary bombs
m.CDM, April 8, 2026
It has been reported that the junta carried out airstrikes in Saw Htee Township in Kler Lwee Htoo (Nyaunglebin) District of KNU-controlled Bago Region, in Shwebo Township of Sagaing Region, and in Minbya Township of Rakhine State, even though no fighting was taking place, killing one civilian.
On April 4, the junta dropped three 200-pound bombs from a fighter jet on Nyaung Pin Gyi (Ywar Thit) village in Saw Htee Township.
As a result of the bombing, a civilian named Saw Min Thu, also known as Maung Thaung Tar, was killed, and three other civilians were injured.
At around 8:15 a.m. on April 8, one fighter jet from Tada-U Air Base also dropped two bombs on Ngar Su Kone village in western Shwebo Township, while Infantry Battalion 42 based in Shwebo reportedly fired additional howitzer shells.
There were no civilian casualties in that attack, but houses and huts were damaged.
Likewise, on the morning of April 8, four junta fighter jets reportedly dropped more than 10 bombs on villages on the eastern bank of the Lay Myo River in Minbya Township.
As aircraft continued circling overhead into the evening, local residents reportedly fled to safer places in fear of further bombing.
In addition, in Nyaunglebin Township, Bago Region, the junta is reportedly burning and destroying villages on the western side of the Sittaung River—including Pazun Myaung, Kwin Dala Gyi, Gway Kone, Kauk Mae Thu, Kyaung Kone, Yae Twin Kone, and Dala Seik—by dropping incendiary bombs.
On the morning of April 8, it reportedly burned Kwin Dala Gyi village again, and some civilians are still said to be under arrest in Kyaung Kone village.
3. Fighting intensifies for two straight days on the border of Myothit and Natmauk; junta suffers casualties and locals are displaced
m.CDM, April 8, 2026
Myothit Township Pa Ka Pha announced that fighting has intensified for two consecutive days after revolutionary joint forces attacked a junta column on the border of Myothit and Natmauk townships in Magway Region.
At about 3:30 p.m. on April 7, the Myothit Township People’s Defense Team and allied Battalion 903 ambushed a junta column of around 200 troops advancing south of Mohti Taung on the border of Myothit and Natmauk.
In that clash, two junta troops were reportedly killed and five were injured.
Further clashes broke out again on April 8, once at 12:47 p.m. and once at 1:40 p.m., bringing the total number of engagements to three.
The statement said the junta suffered additional casualties in those clashes, while the revolutionary joint forces were able to withdraw successfully without losses.
At present, clashes are occurring frequently around Natmauk and Myothit, and because of the military tension, local residents have been fleeing to safer places.
Myothit Pa Ka Pha urged the public to take special care when traveling and to support revolutionary fighters by sending timely ground intelligence.
4. Ramanya Mon Army attacks junta base in Thanbyuzayat; 6 killed and 8 injured on junta side
m.CDM, April 8, 2026
The Ramanya Mon Army announced that it attacked a terrorist junta base in Thin Yuu village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State, killing six junta troops.
At around 4 a.m. on April 7, revolutionary joint forces launched a surprise attack on the base, and the exchange of fire reportedly lasted about half an hour.
During the battle, six junta troops were killed and eight seriously injured.
Although junta troops fired artillery and small arms indiscriminately during the fighting, revolutionary fighters were able to withdraw without casualties.
The operation was carried out jointly by Ramanya Mon Army Battalion 904 and the Thanbyuzayat Local Defense Force.
5. Mine attack on junta column leaving Wanbao company site injures 5 troops
m.CDM, April 8
Black Shadow-PDF announced that five junta troops were injured when resistance forces carried out a mine ambush and opened fire on a military column coming out of the Yang Tse Wanbao company site in Salingyi Township, Sagaing Region.
The overall military column, about 320 strong, reportedly left the Wanbao company site on April 6.
When a subgroup of around 200 troops moved westward from Tel Pin Kan village, resistance forces attacked with forward mines and small arms fire, injuring five junta troops and forcing the column into Yinmabin town.
The attack was jointly carried out by Yinmabin District Battalion 30 – ADPRA Company 2 Black Shadow PDF, Mae Hmaung People’s Defense Force, Black Vote Fighter People’s Defense Group, BDF, and the Zamani Guerrilla Force Without Borders.
6. KNDF reorganizes battalions into 5 military regions in Karenni and southern Shan
m.CDM, April 8, 2026
It has been reported that, for military necessity, the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) has designated five military regions across Karenni State and southern Shan State and compactly reorganized its battalions.
KNDF said the reorganization is a strategic decision intended to make command and control faster and more precise, improve the quality and effectiveness of the forces, and implement military operations more effectively.
Battalions from adjacent areas were reportedly merged more compactly and restructured under the five new military regions.
As part of this reform, KNDF Battalion 5 and Battalion 8 were officially merged on April 7 and reorganized as KNDF Battalion 7 under Military Region No. 2.
Formed in 2021, the KNDF has more than 30 battalions and also joined the Spring Revolutionary Alliance (SRA), which was formed in December 2025.
Since last year, because of junta counteroffensives, the military has regained control of Loikaw, Demoso, Hpasawng, and some townships on the Shan-Karenni border.
At present, junta forces are also reportedly building up strength along the Hpasawng–Mawchi road and carrying out continuous air attacks on the Mawchi area.
For that reason, civil society groups and the public have been consistently urging all revolutionary forces in Karenni—including the KNDF, KNPP/KA, KNPLF, and KNA—to unite under a single “Unified Karenni State Army (UKSA)” in order to regain military advantage.
7. Yinmabin District drone unit records junta airstrike on its base using a reconnaissance drone
m.CDM, April 8
Yinmabin District Drone Force released video footage on April 8 showing that it had recorded, using a reconnaissance drone, a junta airstrike by fighter jets on its drone base in Yinmabin District, Sagaing Region.
The base of Yinmabin District Drone Force No. 1803 was bombed from the air on March 2 by three K8W fighter jets from Tada-U Air Base, and the unit was able to document the attack using a reconnaissance drone.
It said that when the first fighter jet dropped its bombs, one building was destroyed and one tent was burned down.
After the first strike, comrades who maintained military alert launched a reconnaissance drone to verify whether their fellow fighters were safe and to document the attack, which allowed them to capture clear footage of the second and third fighter jet strikes as well.
According to the Yinmabin District Drone Force, the second and third jets specifically targeted a white Faw truck loaded with drones and related equipment inside the camp.
Although no one was injured because comrades were able to evade the strike, the statement said property worth around 100 million kyat was destroyed.
The Yinmabin District Drone Force said that even though it was bombed by three junta fighter jets, its revolutionary operations would not stop, and it appealed to the revolutionary public for support in rebuilding and resupplying a new base.
8. Tamu District command provides a vehicle to the NLA under NUG MOD command
m.CDM, April 8
Tamu District Command announced today, April 8, that it has provided one vehicle to the National Liberation Army (NLA), which has come under the command of the NUG Ministry of Defense.
The statement said that because the NLA came under the command of NUG MOD Military Region No. 1 on March 20 and was formed as Tamu District Battalion 6, a vehicle was provided for logistics work.
Tamu District Command has also previously used public donations to provide each PDF battalion in the district with a vehicle, body armor, and other equipment during March.
Before the NLA came under NUG MOD command, Tamu District had only five People’s Defense Force battalions—Battalions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. With the NLA now formed as Battalion 6, Tamu District has six PDF battalions.
Military records indicate that Khampat and Myothit towns in Tamu District, near the Indian border, are under the control of People’s Defense Forces.
9. Khin-U Pa Ka Pha awards 2.5 million kyat to a soldier who defected with his weapon and provides 5 million kyat worth of rice and produce to displaced civilians
m.CDM, April 8
Khin-U Township People’s Defense Team and People’s Administration Team announced that, because a junta soldier defected with his weapon in Khin-U Township, Sagaing Region, the Khin-U Township People’s Defense Team awarded him 2.5 million kyat and also provided rice, onions, and vegetables worth around 5 million kyat to war-displaced civilians.
According to Khin-U Township People’s Defense Team, a junta soldier stationed at the high school inside Khin-U town contacted the township Pa Ka Pha (UG group) and defected on April 7 together with the MA1 rifle he had been carrying, and the township Pa Ka Pha accepted him and awarded the reward.
Food assistance for displaced civilians and comrades on duty in Khin-U Township was provided by the township People’s Administration Team, the humanitarian department, and the agriculture department.
On April 6, those departments jointly provided rice, onions, and other produce worth around 5 million kyat as food assistance for displaced civilians and comrades on duty, according to the Khin-U Township People’s Administration Team.
The donation was reportedly delivered by the township Pa Ah Pha responsible official, Pa Ka Pha responsible official, humanitarian officer, tax officer, deputy finance officer, natural resources chair and joint secretary, agriculture officer, township Pa Ka Pha military and arms officer, Pa Ah Pha office chief, and township Pa Ka Pha male and female comrades.
These news reports were submitted by Ko Thit and Lu Lay.