{"id":8289,"date":"2025-11-10T02:48:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/?p=8289"},"modified":"2025-11-10T02:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:18:45","slug":"after-tnlas-ceasefire-mdy-pdf-loses-territory-in-mandalay-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/11\/after-tnlas-ceasefire-mdy-pdf-loses-territory-in-mandalay-region\/","title":{"rendered":"After TNLA\u2019s Ceasefire, MDY PDF Loses Territory in Mandalay Region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 November 8 Overview<\/strong>
(MoeMaKa, November 9, 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n

After TNLA\u2019s Ceasefire, MDY PDF Loses Territory in Mandalay Region<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following the October 27\u201328 talks in Kunming, Yunnan Province<\/strong>, the Ta\u2019ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)<\/strong> \u2014 one of the three members of the Northern Brotherhood Alliance<\/strong> \u2014 reached its second ceasefire agreement<\/strong> with the military junta<\/strong> within two years.<\/p>\n

Under this new agreement, both sides agreed to halt fighting and maintain their positions<\/strong>, while TNLA pledged to withdraw from the towns of Mogok and Momeik<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Up until mid-2024, the Brotherhood Alliance\u2019s joint forces \u2014 TNLA, MNDAA, and AA \u2014 had captured numerous towns across northern Shan State. TNLA and allied PDFs also fought intense battles around Naungcho<\/strong> and Taungkam (Taung Kham)<\/strong>, while MDY PDF<\/strong> units pushed southward, even seizing control of parts of the Alpha Cement Plant<\/strong>, a Chinese-backed project in Patheingyi Township<\/strong>, near Mandalay. However, in recent days, the military recaptured the Saittaunggyi area<\/strong>, which the MDY PDF had previously held.<\/p>\n

After months of heavy fighting in Taungkam, TNLA\u2019s offensives stalled and the group withdrew from Naungcho<\/strong>, followed by successive losses of Kyaukme<\/strong> and Hsipaw<\/strong>, leading up to the current ceasefire deal.<\/p>\n

For the MDY PDF (Mandalay People\u2019s Defense Force)<\/strong>, which had coordinated operations with TNLA along the Mandalay\u2013Northern Shan border<\/strong>, the ceasefire now leaves them facing the junta alone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Currently, MDY PDF forces are engaged in fierce battles in Madaya and Singu townships<\/strong>, while also preparing to defend Mogok<\/strong>, which TNLA is expected to vacate soon. Although Mogok<\/strong> is officially part of Mandalay Region<\/strong>, geographically it sits on the edge of northern Shan<\/strong>, northeast of Madaya, Singu, and Thabeikkyin. Momeik<\/strong>, by contrast, lies further north, well inside Shan State.<\/p>\n

It is not yet clear whether MDY PDF will focus its resources on defending key routes<\/strong> like Thabeikkyin\u2013Madaya\u2013Singu and the Mandalay\u2013Myitkyina highway<\/strong>, or whether it will join the defense of Mogok<\/strong>, a strategically and symbolically important gem-mining town.<\/p>\n

The military\u2019s recent ability to retake the Saittaunggyi area<\/strong> once controlled by MDY PDF has raised speculation. Some analysts suggest this was made possible because, after the ceasefire, the junta could redeploy troops<\/strong> that were no longer needed to fight TNLA \u2014 allowing it to launch new offensives elsewhere.<\/p>\n

For MDY PDF, defending Mogok now carries both strategic and psychological weight<\/strong>. Yet focusing forces on the northeastern frontier could also leave their main strongholds<\/strong> \u2014 Madaya, Singu, and Thabeikkyin \u2014 vulnerable to renewed assaults<\/strong> by the military.<\/p>\n

During Operation 1027<\/strong>, coordinated EAO\u2013PDF offensives captured numerous towns and disrupted key military logistics routes. But since early 2025, ceasefires<\/strong>, ammunition shortages<\/strong>, and junta air and drone superiority<\/strong> have significantly shifted the military balance.<\/p>\n

The once-mobile resistance campaigns have had to transition from offensive guerrilla warfare to defensive positional warfare<\/strong>, emphasizing territory-holding and local governance instead of constant attacks.<\/p>\n

From October 2023 through the end of 2024, the junta suffered devastating setbacks \u2014 losing regional commands, bases, and high-ranking officers, including several brigadier generals and command chiefs. These losses forced the junta, at the start of 2025, to seek ways to halt the downward spiral<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Through Chinese diplomatic pressure<\/strong>, renewed arms acquisitions<\/strong>, and coercion of ethnic armed groups near the China border<\/strong>, the junta managed to stabilize its position and halt its defeats. It also implemented forced conscription laws<\/strong> to replace manpower losses and intensified daily airstrikes and drone attacks<\/strong> against resistance-held towns \u2014 aiming to crush morale and wear down opposition forces.<\/p>\n

These combined tactics have led to two of the three Brotherhood Alliance members<\/strong> agreeing to ceasefires, allowing the junta to regain parts of northern Shan<\/strong> and secure certain key routes.<\/p>\n

In this new reality, the MDY PDF<\/strong> now faces a crucial test:
How can it defend its remaining territory against renewed junta offensives?<\/p>\n

Observers note that MDY PDF is approaching a decisive moment \u2014 one where it must craft a clear strategy and make hard choices<\/strong> about whether to fight for symbolic ground like Mogok or to preserve its core bases for the longer struggle ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 November 8 Overview(MoeMaKa, November 9, 2025) After TNLA\u2019s Ceasefire, MDY PDF Loses Territory in Mandalay Region Following the October 27\u201328 talks in Kunming, Yunnan Province, the Ta\u2019ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) \u2014 one of the three…<\/p>\n

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