The new flare-up in Myanmar

Subject: IR

Section: Places in news

Context; The Ministry of External Affairs expressed “deep concern” over the ongoing fighting in the Rikhawdar area in Myanmar’s Chin State

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Myanmar has been in flames ever since the military seized power on February 1, 2021
The Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) and People’s Defence Forces (PDFs),armed civilian groups, have joined hands against the military, aligning with the self-declared National Unity Government in exile.
In intense clashes, they successfully took control of two towns near the India-Myanmar border, i.e Rikhawdar, close to Zokhawthar in Mizoram, and

Khampat in Sagaing region, around 60 km from Moreh in Manipur causing a refugee influx into Mizoram.

The recent conflict, known as Operation 1027, initiated by the Three Brotherhood Alliance on October 27 in Shan State, resulted in the capture of over 100 military outposts and crucial border towns.
The alliance is a front of three EAOs:
- the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA),
- the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, and
- the Arakan Army.
Chinshwehaw, a vital point on the China-Myanmar border trade route and a key revenue source for the junta, was among the seized locations.
Simultaneously, local resistance forces ignited fighting in various parts of the country.
Khampat in Sagaing region is also part of the proposed India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway project.