Operation 1111

This article is about the 2023 siege of Loikaw. For the general rebel operation in Kayah State, see Operation 1107.

Operation 1111
Part of the Myanmar civil war
Date11 November 2023 – present
(1 year, 1 week and 5 days)
Location
Loikaw, Kayah State and surroundings
Status Ongoing
Territorial
changes


Initially in November 2023:
More than half of Loikaw captured by anti-junta forces.[4]
As of mid-October 2024:

  • Tatmadaw: Regains Loikaw and maintains Bawlakhe.[5][6][7][8]
  • Karenni resistance: Take Demoso, Mobye and other settlements outside of Loikaw from Tatmadaw.[9][8][5]
Belligerents
 Tatmadaw

Karenni ethnic armed organizations led by the Karenni State Interim Executive Council[1]

Commanders and leaders
Brig. Gen. Aye Min Naung † (commander of the 44th Light Infantry Division)[10]
Units involved

Tatmadaw

  • 54th Infantry Battalion
  • 261st Infantry Battalion
  • 250th Infantry Battalion
  • 362nd Artillery Battalion
  • 722nd Logistic Company
  • 7th Military Hospital[4]
  • KNDF
  • KA
  • Demoso PDF
  • Phekon PDF
  • Moe Bye PDF
  • Loikaw PDF
  • Various Local PDF
  • NUG Central Command[4]
    • Strength

    2,000 in Loikaw (July 2024)[11]

    4,000 in Loikaw (November 2024)[12]    		 Unknown
    Casualties and losses
    300+ killed, 63 captured (per anti-junta forces)(December 2023)[13][14] 608+ killed (July 2024)[15]
    500+ civilians killed and 350,000 internally displaced[16]

    Operation 1111 (Burmese: ၁၁၁၁ စစ်ဆင်ရေး) is an ongoing military operation in Myanmar launched by Karenni Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs) including the Karenni Army (KA), Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF) and Karenni National People's Liberation Front (KNPLF). The operation was launched concurrently with Operation 1107, with the goal to capture Kayah State's capital city of Loikaw.[17]

    Around 35,000 people have reportedly been displaced due to the recent fighting in Kayah state. Tatmadaw troops have reacted to the offensive by erecting roadblocks in and around Loikaw. As of 7 January 2024, fighting is ongoing.[18]

    1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1111irr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
    2. ^ "Kayah Resistance Groups Claim Victories Over Myanmar Junta". The Irrawaddy. 18 November 2023. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
    3. ^ "New Ethnic Army Hopes to Represent All Kayan People".
    4. ^ a b c "Over 200 Junta Soldiers Killed in 10-Day Battle for Myanmar's Loikaw: KNDF". The Irrawaddy. 22 November 2023. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
    5. ^ a b "Myanmar Junta Counteroffensives Failing Across Country: Analysts".
    6. ^ "Thousands Stranded by Loikaw Flood After Myanmar Junta Bars Rescuers".
    7. ^ "Myanmar Junta Fortifies Recaptured Loikaw".
    8. ^ a b "After the Fall of Htu Chaung Camp, the Military Junta Reinforces with Helicopters".
    9. ^ "Karenni resistance forces seize junta's Yaykyaw military base in Bawlakhe District".
    10. ^ Cite error: The named reference shot was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
    11. ^ "Fighting Resumes in Myanmar's Loikaw as Karenni Resistance Forces Return".
    12. ^ "Myanmar Junta Builds Karenni State Forces Ahead of Possible Offensive".
    13. ^ Rebel offensive taking toll on Myanmar military’s cohesion, soldiers say February 14, 2024. Washington Post Archived March 12, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
    14. ^ "Karenni Resistance Marks Successful Month of Attacks on Myanmar Junta". The Irrawaddy. 11 December 2023.
    15. ^ "57 civilians killed in seven months of armed conflict in Karenni State".
    16. ^ Cite error: The named reference 80pc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
    17. ^ Irrawaddy, The (14 November 2023). "Tens of Thousands Trapped as Myanmar Resistance Strikes Kayah State Capital". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
    18. ^ "New Surge of Displaced People Since the Launch of Operation 1111". Burma News International. 14 November 2023. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.