{"id":7229,"date":"2025-08-11T23:23:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/?p=7229"},"modified":"2025-08-11T23:23:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:53:53","slug":"daily-airstrikes-continue-claiming-lives-junta-reaches-out-to-uwsa-for-improved-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/08\/daily-airstrikes-continue-claiming-lives-junta-reaches-out-to-uwsa-for-improved-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Airstrikes Continue Claiming Lives; Junta Reaches Out to UWSA for Improved Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 August 10 Viewpoint<\/strong>
(MoeMaKa, August 11, 2025<\/em>):<\/p>\n

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Daily Airstrikes Continue Claiming Lives; Junta Reaches Out to UWSA for Improved Relations<\/strong><\/h3>\n

On the night of August 10, Myanmar military forces launched airstrikes on two locations within KNU\/KNLA-controlled Brigade 7 territory<\/strong> in Kayin State<\/strong>, causing injuries and the destruction of homes and shops, according to initial reports.<\/p>\n

The airstrikes targeted Maw Pya Kho and Thee Bay Hta villages<\/strong> in Myawaddy District. Around 20 bombs were dropped<\/strong> by a military Y-12 aircraft. This attack occurred just two days before Karen Martyrs\u2019 Day<\/strong> on August 12 \u2014 a day annually commemorated to honor the death of Saw Ba U Gyi<\/strong>, a key figure in the Karen armed struggle.<\/p>\n

It is suspected that the junta intentionally targeted KNU headquarters territory<\/strong> in advance of Karen Martyrs\u2019 Day, possibly to intimidate or disrupt<\/strong> planned commemorations. It also appears to be retaliation, as KNU\/KNLA forces have been steadily capturing military outposts<\/strong> along the Karen\u2013Thai border in recent months.<\/p>\n

The timing of this attack aligns with the military’s historical pattern<\/strong> of launching symbolic strikes on significant dates tied to ethnic armed groups. It may have been a calculated move to warn or deter<\/strong> further KNU offensives and territorial control, especially since the group has gained strongholds not only in Kayin State but also parts of Tanintharyi, Mon State, and eastern Bago Region<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On the ground, several Karen armed groups<\/strong> remain active with divergent goals and strategies<\/strong>, including KTLA (led by Saw Nel Dar Mya), DKBA (Klo Htoo Baw faction), KNU\/KNLA (PC faction)<\/strong>, and the Kawthoolei Army<\/strong> (formerly BGF). These varying agendas have historically been exploited by the junta<\/strong>, which uses a strategy of co-optation \u2014 bringing some groups to its side to isolate and weaken others<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The airstrikes on known KNU command zones<\/strong> are likely aimed at shaping political conditions in anticipation of elections<\/strong> or potential ceasefire negotiations<\/strong>, positioning the junta to disrupt or neutralize<\/strong> stronghold resistance ahead of those events.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the junta appears to be strengthening backchannel ties<\/strong> with the United Wa State Army (UWSA)<\/strong> in eastern Shan State. Recently, the Shan State Chief Minister<\/strong>, along with military commanders from the Triangle Region and police officials<\/strong>, visited Pangkham (UWSA headquarters)<\/strong>. The official reason given was to discuss regional development<\/strong> on behalf of the National Defense and Security Council<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The UWSA governs one of the most developed autonomous regions in Myanmar<\/strong> and has done so for decades without accepting governance or financial support from Naypyitaw. Since the 1989 collapse of the CPB (Communist Party of Burma)<\/strong>, the UWSA has operated independently under a ceasefire and special region status.<\/p>\n

In 2023, when the junta lost control of towns like Hopang and Panlong<\/strong>, the MNDAA (Kokang group)<\/strong> handed over those territories to the UWSA. Over the past year, the junta has not clashed with UWSA and has, in fact, used it as a mediator<\/strong> in certain situations involving the MNDAA and surrenders of junta officers.<\/p>\n

Even during the later stages of Operation 1027<\/strong>, there have been no significant armed clashes between the UWSA and the junta. The junta’s move to send its former military operations commander in Northern Shan (now Shan State CM)<\/strong> to meet UWSA may suggest an intent to position him as a future intermediary<\/strong> between the junta and other ethnic armed groups in northern, eastern, and southern Shan State<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 August 10 Viewpoint(MoeMaKa, August 11, 2025): Daily Airstrikes Continue Claiming Lives; Junta Reaches Out to UWSA for Improved Relations On the night of August 10, Myanmar military forces launched airstrikes on two locations within KNU\/KNLA-controlled Brigade…<\/p>\n

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