The Junta’s Strategy for Retaking Lost Towns: Critical Factors to Watch – Issue 175

By MPM 1 August, 2025 👁

The military junta has regained control over seven out of 101 towns previously captured and controlled by resistance forces, including Thabeikkyin and Nawnghkio. From the junta’s recapture of Kawlin to the relinquishment of Lashio due to China’s mediation, an analysis of the junta’s efforts to restore control over these towns reveals multiple factors: disseminating disinformation to sow discord among resistance forces, leveraging the Chinese government’s support, and launching all-out offensives using combined land, sea, and air forces.

This issue of BNI-Myanmar Peace Monitor’s Bi-Weekly News Reviews presents key observations and lessons learned from the junta’s efforts, based on data and events.

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