In June 2024, the

Chin Brotherhood Alliance The Chin Brotherhood (CB) is a military and political alliance between several ethnic armed organisations active in Chin State, Myanmar. Formed on 30 December 2023 during the Myanmar civil war, the claimed goal of the alliance is to foster colla ...

, a military alliance of several

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ethnic organisations, launched Operation Chin Brotherhood, shortened to Operation CB, an operation to capture regions which the CBA is active in. This operation has been aided by several non-Chin groups, notably the Rakhine-led

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and the

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-based Yaw Army. During the offensives, five town's have been captured by the CBA: Matupi, Lailenpi,

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, and

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Preceding Offensives

Before the launch of Operation CB, the CBA launched several other offensives. On 22 December 2023, the CBA began an

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on the strategically important town of Kyindwe,

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, planning to capture the town by

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. After intensifying operations in March 2024, the CBA captured the town on 29 April 2024. After Kyindwe's capture, the CBA moved on

Tedim Tedim (, , (Tedim language, Zo: ''Tedim Khuapi'', pronounced ; is a town and the administrative seat of Tedim Township in Chin State, Myanmar. It is the second largest town in Chin State, after Hakha (the capital city of Chin State). The town's f ...

on 26 May. After capturing several positions in the city, the offensive stalled, with both Chin and junta forces remaining in the town.

Operation Chin Brotherhood

On 9 June, the CBA, Arakan Army and Magway-based Yaw Army began Operation Chin Brotherhood, attacking Matupi, officially announcing its start 4 days later. Shortly after the announcement, the

Chinland Council The Chinland Council (Burmese language, Burmese: ချင်းပြည်ကောင်စီ) is the supreme governing body and the primary authority responsible for setting the overall political direction and general priorities of the self-g ...

issued a statement asking the Arakan Army to refrain from military and administrative operations in

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. Despite this, the offensive continued with CBA aligned forces capturing one of the two junta battalion bases outside Matupi on 17 June. Clashes between the CBA and CBA broke out during the push towards the final base, leading to 2 CBA deaths. The CNA/Chinland Council was forced to retreat from the Matupi area by 24 June On 29 June, the CBA captured the remaining junta base near Matupi and took over the town. Infighting continued with CNA detaining other Yaw Defense Force soldiers and MDF (under the CBA) and AA taking Lailenpi,

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relaunched Operation Chin Brotherhood, launching simultaneous offensives on

and

, capturing most of the former. On 15 December, 123 junta troops and police officers from Mindat district and township police compounds, together with their families, surrendered to the CBA. On 21 December, the CBA declared Mindat a junta-free zone following the capture of the town. The following day, neighboring

was peacefully captured after junta forces retreated, leading to the liberation of the entirety of southern Chin State. On 7 April 2025, the Chin Brotherhood captured IB 268, the last remaining junta outpost in Falam.

References

{{Reflist Military operations of the Myanmar civil war (2021–present)