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On the night of 23 October 2022, the Myanmar Air Force launched a series of airstrikes in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, Northern Myanmar. The targeted area was within the territory of the Kachin Independence Organization 's 9th Brigade in the Anangpa ( အနန့်ပါ) area. The airstrikes hit an outdoor concert killing at least 80 ...
The Myanmar Air Force (MAF) was formed as the Burmese Air Force on 16 January 1947, while Burma (as Myanmar was known until 1989) was still under British rule. By 1948, the fleet of the new air force included 40 Airspeed Oxfords, 16 de Havilland Tiger Moths, four Austers, and three Supermarine Spitfires transferred from the Royal Air Force, and ...
The Chin Brotherhood Alliance (CBA) 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 collaboration concerning affairs in Chin State and in the Chin ethnic community. [5]
Originally, the song was titled " Army Air Corps ." Robert MacArthur Crawford wrote the initial first verse and the basic melody line in May 1939. [1] During World War II, the service was renamed "Army Air Forces" because of the change in the main U.S. Army's air arm naming in mid-1941, and the song title changed to agree.
Myanmar's ruling general Min Aung Hlaing said in a national address last week that the military was holding power only temporarily and called for unity among the people and military to fight armed ...
Min Aung Hlaing was born on 3 July 1956 in Minbu, Magway Region, Burma (now Myanmar ), to Khin Hlaing and Hla Mu, as the fourth of five children. [23] His parents were teachers from Dawei, in Tanintharyi Region. [24] His family moved to Mandalay as duty when he was 5 years old.
The surrender on Sunday of 261 people — 127 soldiers and 134 family members — from the infantry battalion in northeastern Shan state appears to be the biggest by regular army forces since ...
Myanmar. Branch/service. Myanmar Air Force. Rank. General. General Maung Maung Kyaw ( Burmese: မောင်မောင်ကျော်, born 23 July 1964) is a Burmese military officer who served on Myanmar's State Administration Council from 2021 to 2023. [3] [1] He previously served as Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Air Force from ...