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From the 2021 Coup until November 2022, Chin State experienced at least 592 violent clashes across all its nine townships These clashes were predominantly between the State Administration Council (SAC) forces and the People Defense Forces (PDFs), or between the SAC forces and EthnicRevolutionary Organizations (EROs) Of all the townships, Mindat township had the highest total of clashes - over 125 The total number of airstrikes conducted in the whole Chin State was at least 33; Paletwa township, Read more...

The conflict map of Myanmar has become broader and larger as a result of armed conflicts following the coup Among more than 7,800 clashes nationwide, at least 300 took place in areas where China's major projects are located or near China's potential project Read more...

A new maritime trade route, Guangxi - Yangon which will directly connect Qinzhou port in Beibu gulf port in China’s Guangxi to Yangon port in Myanmar, was opened on October 28, 2022 The new trade route will connect the ports in member states of the China-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Read more...

Since the military coup in February 2021, the conflict map of Myanmar has become broader and larger as a result of armed conflicts between SAC forces and ethnic armed organizations, as well as between SAC forces and newly formed local defense forces A number of China's major projects have either come under attack or have been threatened as a result of conflicts in project areas Most clashes took place in the area surrounding the Letpadaung Copper Mine Later in June, Wanbao announced that it Read more...

Of all armed ethnic groups, the Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army (KNU/KNLA) has clashed with junta forces most often since the coup  With the increasing number of clashes in the southeast of Myanmar, the clashes have become intensified, and the conflict has become more widespread in eastern Bago Region, Karen and Mon States and Tanintharyi Region This conflict map by ISP-Myanmar shows locations where battles broke out, locations of airstrikes by junta forces, where houses Read more...

Of all Myanmar’s regions, the Karenni Region, which includes Kayah State and southern Shan State’s Pekon Township, has become one of the regions that has experienced some of the most sustained armed resistance to the post-coup military regime There were at least 247 skirmishes and 123 military airstrikes ISP-Myanmar Mapping shows the main areas of conflict in the Karenni region, locations of the clashes, where military airstrikes were conducted and houses burned down, as well as locations Read more...

The majority of strategic projects designed to boost activity in the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor are, currently, going to be implemented in ethnic minority areas where armed conflicts are most frequent After the military coup, Myanmar’s internal conflict map expanded to incorporate escalating conflicts between State Administration Council (SAC) forces and Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs), as well as the burgeoning conflict between the newly formed local defense forces and SAC forces Read more...

Since before the military coup, the majority of strategic projects designed to boost activity in the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor have been implemented in ethnic minority areas where armed conflicts occur most frequently In particular, border economic cooperation zone projects are mostly based in northern Shan State where at least 7 ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) are active, and where projects such as the construction of the Muse-Mandalay high-speed rail are planned to be built mostly Read more...

The northwest region of Myanmar, including Chin State, Sagaing, and Magway regions, has become the most active area for armed resistance among all regions where fighting erupted across the country since the Read more...