Operation 1027

This article is about the rebel operation in northern Myanmar. For the one in southeastern Myanmar, see Operation 1107.

Operation 1027
Part of the Myanmar civil war

Map as of July 2024 (not including gains made by anti-SAC forces before 27 October)
  Gains made by anti-SAC forces
For a detailed accurate up-to-date map, see here
Date27 October 2023 – present
(1 year, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Location
Shan State
Mandalay Region
Sagaing Region
Chin State
Rakhine State
Bangladesh–Myanmar border
China–Myanmar border
India–Myanmar border
Status

Ongoing

  • Haigeng ceasefire from 11 January-25 June[a][3][4]
  • Bai Suocheng, Wei Huairen, Liu Zhengxiang and other former major leaders of the Kokang Autonomous Region were arrested by the junta on suspicion of Internet fraud and handed over to the Chinese police[5]
Territorial
changes		 Anti-SAC forces capture 42 towns and 36+ strategic hilltop outposts/major command centers (23 towns and 24+ major command centers captured by Three Brotherhood Alliance)[6][7][8][9]
Belligerents

State Administration Council

Shan State Army – North[1]		 Three Brotherhood Alliance, Communist Party of Burma[2] and other anti-SAC forces
Commanders and leaders

Colonel Sai Su
Major Sai Hpone Han[1]

Units involved

 Tatmadaw

Kokang Big Four Families (remnants of their militias)

Three Brotherhood Alliance:

Other anti-junta forces:

Strength
Unknown 20,000[25]
Casualties and losses
3,783 killed, 810 wounded, 967 captured, 6,891 surrendered (Northern Shan State Theatre, per the MNDAA)[26][16][27]
1,500+ casualties (as of 13 Nov.; per The Irrawaddy)[28]
298 killed (as of 8 Nov.; per the military)[12]
650+ captured (as of 19 Dec.; per The Irrawaddy)[29][30]
1 FTC-2000G jet trainer shot down
[31]
1 Mil Mi-17 helicopter shot down[31]		 600+ MNDAA fighters killed, 1,000+ MNDAA fighters wounded (Northern Shan State Theatre, per the MNDAA), other rebel groups unknown[32][33]
363 civilians killed,[34][35] 461 injured (as of 5 Jan.)
335,000 displaced (before 2024)[36][37]
150,000+ displaced (since 2024)

Operation 1027 (Burmese: ၁၀၂၇ စစ်ဆင်ရေး; MLCTS: 1027 Cachcangre:, Burmese pronunciation: [tə.sʰɛ̀ n̥ə.sʰɛ̼.θóʊɴ sɪʔ.sʰɪɴ.jè]) is an ongoing military offensive conducted by the Three Brotherhood Alliance, a military coalition composed of three ethnic armed organisations in Myanmar: the Arakan Army (AA), Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), and Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), allied with other rebel forces in the country, against the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's ruling military junta.[38][39]

The joint rebel forces launched simultaneous attacks on multiple targets in northern Shan State, targeting the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Police Force, and other military installations along the border with China.[40][41] The Brotherhood Alliance successfully took control of the strategically important Kokang Self-Administered Zone (SAZ) following their decisive victory in the Battle of Laukkai.[42][43] The offensive has sparked rebel offensives outside Shan State and across the country, including the Rakhine Offensive in Rakhine State, Operations 1107 and 1111 in Kayah State, and other offensives in Sagaing Region and Chin State.[44][45][46] Resistance forces across the country captured scores of towns, with the Brotherhood Alliance claiming by 28 November 2023 to have captured over 220 junta positions.[47] The exiled civilian government of Myanmar, the National Unity Government, declared its support for the military offensive, and its armed wing, the People's Defense Force (PDF), has participated in military operations against regime forces.

The surprise offensive's series of victories against the military regime have led observers to call it "by far the most difficult moment" for the regime "since the early days of the coup."[48] The regime has been unable to effectively respond to the wave of losses it has suffered, resorting to indiscriminate shelling and airstrikes to retaliate.[49] The sides agreed to a ceasefire in December, but the agreement quickly collapsed. The sides agreed to another China-brokered ceasefire for northern Shan State on January 11, but following skirmishes and allegations that the regime had conducted airstrikes in violation of the ceasefire's terms, the ceasefire broke down in June as rebel forces resumed offensive actions.[50][51]

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