ISP Mapping

Clashes Across 67% of Myanmar’s Townships

  • November 28, 2023
  • ISP Admin
Since the February 1, 2021 coup, at least 12,225 clashes have erupted, affecting at least 221 townships, constituting 67% of the total townships in Myanmar In 2021, clashes unfolded in 110 townships nationwide The intensity escalated, reaching additional 77 townships in 2022 and further 34 in 2023, marking a total expansion of 111 townships in the conflict Read more...

War Expanding Post ‘Operation 1027’

  • November 28, 2023
  • ISP Admin
A total of at least 12,225 post-coup armed conflicts occurred in at least 221 townships across Myanmar Since the launch of ‘Operation 1027’ by the three Brother Alliance and its allies on October 27, 2023, the map of armed conflicts has expanded across the Read more...

‘Operation 1027’ and the Context of Chinese Investment Projects

  • November 14, 2023
  • ISP Admin
Three Brotherhood Alliance (3BHA) forces have extended their control to the areas of Chinese projects in Northern Shan State during the ‘Operation 1027’ Read more...

‘Operation 1027’ and Concerning Context

  • November 13, 2023
  • ISP Admin
Three Brotherhood Alliance (3BHA) forces launched the military ‘Operation 1027’ on October 27, 2023, and simultaneously attacked junta bases in northern Shan State Within a few days, the Allied forces had seized four towns, including Chinshwehaw, on the China-Myanmar border, and claimed control of Read more...

Resumed Fighting Between SAC Forces and TNLA in its Context

  • October 30, 2023
  • ISP Admin
Since July 2023, intense fighting resumed between SAC forces and Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) This mapping shows townships and villages where these clashes broke out, the offensives of SAC forces, and the military posts of both sides in the past four Read more...

Fully Light Group’s Economic Empire

  • October 24, 2023
  • ISP Admin
The following analysis focuses on the economic empire of U Maung Maung (Liu Zhengxiang), one of the eleven businessmen arrested by the Chinese government in Kokang Fully Light Group, headquartered in Read more...

Post-coup Civilian Massacres

  • October 16, 2023
  • ISP Admin
There were more than 22 incidents of massacres inflicted on civilians during post-coup armed conflicts in Myanmar This mapping indicates the locations of massacre incidents which resulted in over 10 civilian Read more...

Mung Lai Hkyet Explosion in Context

  • October 16, 2023
  • ISP Admin
This diagram illustrates the on-ground situation, including the locations of IDP camps, SAC military posts, KIO headquarters territory, and frontline areas near Laiza in Waingmaw Township, Kachin Read more...

Conflict Declined by 50% Near Chinese Projects

  • June 30, 2023
  • ISP Admin
Within a span of two years between the coup and May 31, 2023, at least 2,248 clashes occurred in 61 townships where China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) projects are set to be implemented or where other Chinese projects are already underway Read more...

Three New China-Myanmar Cross-Border Trade Routes

  • January 13, 2023
  • ISP Admin
Since the coup in February 2021, three new rail-road-sea cross-border trade routes connecting China and Myanmar have emerged These three routes were not initially part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and they facilitate access by China’s western provinces to the Indian Ocean and neighboring countries in the Read more...