Bi-Weekly News Review – Issue 196 “The Junta’s Campaign to Recapture Resistance-Controlled Towns”

By MPM 19 May, 2026 👁

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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