Since mid-2025, BNI-Myanmar Peace Monitor has documented a sustained junta campaign to reclaim towns lost to resistance forces, one that has combined disinformation to fracture resistance unity, Chinese-mediated pressure on armed groups, and intensified aerial bombardment including indiscriminate strikes.
On 5 May 2026, Maw Luu in Indaw Township, Sagaing Region, became the 17th town the junta has retaken from the resistance forces.
In this issue, BNI-Myanmar Peace Monitor examines the methods, patterns, and incidents behind the junta’s ongoing campaign to retake resistance-controlled towns.
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