Muse offensive

Muse offensive
Part of the internal conflict in Myanmar
Date20 November – 4 December 2016
(2 weeks)
Location
Result Myanmar government victory
Territorial
changes
Mong Ko is captured by the Northern Alliance on 25 November 2016 but retaken by the Myanmar Army on 4 December 2016.
Belligerents
 Myanmar Northern Alliance
Units involved

 Tatmadaw

  • 5th Brigade
Casualties and losses
16–31 killed
51 wounded
2,600 internally displaced
3,000 fled to China

The Muse offensive, also known as the Mong Ko offensive, was a joint military operation by members of the Northern Alliance, consisting of the Arakan Army (AA), the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA). The groups targeted towns and border posts along the China–Myanmar border in Muse Township, Myanmar.