On Oct. 27, 2023, the Three Brotherhood Alliance — consisting of the ethnic armed outfits the Arakan Army (AA), the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) — launched Operation 1027 as part of a push against Myanmar’s ruling junta. Some 10,000 Alliance fighters attacked military, police, and government positions across the northern Shan State, toppling around 100 military posts and seizing abandoned weapons.
The operation has continued since, with…








