Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 09, 2025 Evening
๐ฉ๐ฉ 1. Clash near Bhamo Steel Barricade Battalion leaves junta troops wounded; revolutionary forces seize weapons and ammunition
September 9
According to local military sources, heavy fighting broke out near the Steel Barricade Battalion in Bhamo City, Kachin State, leaving junta forces wounded, while revolutionary troops led by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) managed to seize weapons and ammunition.
On the morning of September 8, around 6:00 a.m., joint revolutionary forces launched a close-range attack on junta soldiers stationed near the No. 7006 Steel Barricade Battalion in Bhamo.
The battle intensified as revolutionary forces surrounded and blocked junta troops, resulting in at least 9 junta soldiers killed and many more wounded. Around 10:00 a.m., the junta called in air support and carried out bombings.
Weapons seized reportedly included MA-series small arms, a point-five heavy machine gun, and 79mm launchers with ammunition.
Currently, revolutionary forces are continuing area clearance operations around the Steel Barricade Battalion where the clashes occurred.
Reports indicate that the junta has been transporting large quantities of weapons, ammunition, and reinforcements by naval vessels to Bhamo in an attempt to reoccupy camps they had previously lost, which has led to intensified battles.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 2. United States imposes additional sanctions on three associates and six businesses linked to BGF/KNA leader Saw Chit Thu
September 9
On September 8, the United States announced new sanctions against three individuals and six companies linked to Border Guard Force/Karen National Army (BGF/KNA) leader Saw Chit Thu, based in eastern Myanmar.
Reports say this latest action targets Saw Chit Thu’s wider network, following previous sanctions imposed earlier this year.
According to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the measures are intended to cut off illegal financial flows and disrupt the criminal enterprises associated with his network.
The sanctioned individuals are:
- Saw Tin Win,
- Saw Min Min Oo,
- She Zhijiang.
The six sanctioned companies are:
- International Holding Group Co. Ltd. (Myanmar Yatai),
- Chit Lin Myaing Mining and Industry Co. Ltd.,
- Chit Lin Myaing Toyota Co. Ltd.,
- Chit Lin Myaing Co. Ltd.,
- Shwe Myitthaung Yinn Industry and Trading Co. Ltd.,
- Yatai International Holding Group Ltd.
According to OFAC’s statement, Saw Chit Thu’s network is centered on the Shwe Kokko “new city” project along the Myanmar–Thailand border, and has been providing cover for global online scam operations targeting people worldwide.
The network has also been implicated in human trafficking, with people from multiple countries forcibly brought into scam compounds, forced into servitude, and treated as slaves.
Earlier this year, in May, the U.S. had already sanctioned Saw Chit Thu, along with his sons Saw Htoo El Moo and Saw Chit Chit To, for sheltering scam syndicates.
The statement further noted that Saw Chit Thu’s network is destabilizing the region and committing widespread human rights violations. In addition to the U.S., the UK and the European Union have also sanctioned him and his associated businesses.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 3. Junta airstrikes and ground offensives killed 73 women in August alone
September 9
According to the Myanmar Women’s Union, 73 women were killed and 80 others injured in August due to junta airstrikes and ground offensives.
The data was compiled under the Union’s Women’s Documentation and Research Program.
The report states that since the military illegally seized power on February 1, 2021, for nearly five years the junta has committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and widespread human rights violations using various methods.
It further noted that the junta has been increasingly using airstrikes compared to previous months, with a broader scale of violent operations.
In August alone:
- 54 women were killed and 54 injured by airstrikes,
- 7 women were killed and 22 injured by heavy artillery fire,
- 11 women were killed in executions, of whom 3 were burned alive,
- 1 woman died and 4 were injured from sexual violence connected to conflict.
Among the women killed, 14 were under 18 years old.
The Union emphasized that these figures are based on verified media reports and field data, meaning the actual number of victims on the ground could be higher.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 4. Nine Civilians Killed in Pwintbyu Township as Junta Forced Villagers to Walk Through Minefields and Executed Them
September 9
According to the Pwintbyu Township People’s Defense Team, nine civilians were killed in Pwintbyu Township, Magway Region, after the terrorist junta’s military column forced villagers to walk through minefields and carried out arrests and executions.
Reports state that the column, comprising around 150 junta troops from Infantry Battalion 10 based in Pwintbyu town, accompanied by Pyu Saw Htee militias, began raiding villages on September 3.
On September 3, the column arrested and executed two civilians from Makeezu Village and another civilian from a different village. Their bodies were discarded in a creek near Lay Ein Su Village.
On September 6, the junta troops arrested 12 villagers from Kani, Made, Madekone, and In Kone villages to use them as human shields, forcing them to walk through minefields. This resulted in explosions that killed five and injured six others.
On the same day, junta troops arrested a 40-year-old man from Made Village, tied him to a phone tower with ropes, and shot him in the head, executing him on the spot.
Meanwhile, the terrorist column of 30 troops and Pyu Saw Htee militias from the Pwintbyu Agricultural Battalion, together with another column of 80 troops from the Mezelee police station, were attacked on September 6 by the Pwintbyu People’s Defense Force (Pa Ka Pha), the Pwintbyu Defense Force, and the Minbu District Pa Ka Pha. Around 20 junta soldiers were reportedly killed in that clash, according to a statement from the Pwintbyu Pa Ka Pha.
The terrorist military is systematically arresting civilians along its marching routes, forcing them to walk through minefields as human shields, and executing them. Revolutionary forces have therefore urged local civilians to strictly follow their security warnings for their own safety.
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๐ฉ๐ฉ 5. Over 8,600 Civilians Displaced in Kyaukme Township Due to Junta Airstrikes and Ground Attacks
September 9
The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) announced today, September 9, that over 8,600 civilians in Kyaukme Township have been forced to flee their homes due to ongoing airstrikes and ground offensives by the terrorist junta, which have caused mass casualties.
Between August 18 and 30, at least 29 civilians were killed and 66 injured by junta airstrikes and artillery shelling in Kyaukme Township. Most of the victims had been sheltering in monasteries.
On August 18, junta forces based near Got Htip Bridge began shelling the Naungpain area and carried out continuous drone bombings.
Naungpain Village Tract, located about 20 kilometers southwest of Kyaukme town, was heavily targeted. Sources indicate this assault was part of an effort by troops advancing from Naungcho along the Muse-Mandalay highway to dislodge the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).
The statement also noted that bombs and artillery shells fired by the junta landed dangerously close to major oil and natural gas pipelines running through Naungpain Village Tract.
Because of these artillery strikes and repeated aerial bombings, residents of Kyaukme Township are suffering widespread displacement.
In early September alone, junta forces carried out five airstrikes in villages within Kyaukme Township, killing four civilians, injuring several others, and damaging homes, schools, and monasteries, according to SHRF.
This report was filed by Radio NUG correspondent Ko Khant.
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