Despite the military council declaring a ceasefire from April 2 to April 22 for earthquake-affected civilians, armed resistance continues nationwide with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), Karen National Union (KNU), and People’s Defense Forces (PDF) launching attacks against military positions across the country.
In Kachin State’s Banmaw city, KIA forces have repeatedly attacked military council outposts, including artillery strikes on two military headquarters on the evening of April 3. The following day on April 4, KIA forces conducted two separate attacks near Banmaw University’s military security position, first with about thirty troops and later with approximately fifty personnel. In northern Shan State’s Naung Cho Township, Taung Kham area, TNLA forces collaborated with around forty-five PDF fighters to attack a military security outpost.
In Kayah State, KNPP forces targeted the military headquarters in Hpasawng, while the Arakan Army (AA) has been conducting operations against military positions in Ayeyarwady Region. In Magway Region’s Sinphyukyun Township, PDF forces carried out five drone strikes against a military security outpost. Additionally, KNU forces launched attacks on the military’s Ktaingti outpost. These coordinated actions demonstrate the continued resistance against military control across multiple regions of the country.
Ethnic armed organizations have issued statements pointing out that despite the military’s announced ceasefire, they continue to conduct airstrikes, launch military columns, and carry out artillery attacks, effectively violating their own ceasefire declaration. The military has responded by threatening retaliatory action against any attacks on their security outposts. This ongoing conflict highlights the complex nature of Myanmar’s current situation, where multiple armed groups continue to resist military control while the military maintains aggressive operations despite its public statements about temporary cessation of hostilities.
