By the end of 2023, the Spring Revolution of Myanmar, which had been rowing with our own paddles gradually, had been able to put a knife right in the chest of the Military Junta, and actual events have already testified.
It is called Operation 1027. After the first six months of 2023, the speed of the military was increased as much as possible by regions, and when it arrived on October 27th, it smashed Min Aung Hlaing’s army, which they thought they are the best, with fierce arrows.
Min Aung Hlaing’s army could not compete with the revolutionary forces in any way. Therefore, according to the military junta’s typical formula, it had to prop with heavy weapons and airstrikes. Even though it buttresses its troops with a lot of weapons and ammunition, which are the properties of the country, Min Aung Hlaing’s army suffered losses after losses—piles of bodies after piles of bodies.
Many camps have lost. As soon as the junta soldiers were hit, they retreated until they reached India with the message, “Save us.” The loyal soldiers of Min Aung Hlaing came out of the White Flag with their heads down and raised their hands, and their numbers are getting higher. That is why the slogan “I will protect my camp until I die” has been left in history, the Three Brotherhood Alliance commented.
They did not say those words in their minds. During the town months of Operation 1027, the revolutionary forces captured nine towns and more than 310 base camps in Northern Shan, and they said it with actual eyewitnesses.
In addition, the T’aung National Liberation Army (TNLA) attacked and captured Namhsan, Namkham, Mantong, Monglon, and Namtu Towns and bravely showed a victory in the last month, December 2023. Parallel to the start of the 1027 Operation, the operations across the country challenging Min Aung Hlaing’s army are moving forward with a great victory.
How do the Junta troops recapture the many camps and towns that they have lost? Min Aung Hlaing Army’s current response capability is that it is unable to engage in combat on the ground, apart from recklessly firing heavy weapons and aerial bombardment.
Another major loss of the military junta in 2023 was the loss of confidence of the ground soldiers in the generals who issued instructions from the bullet-proof glass room in Nay Pyi Taw.
As a result, the whole battalion in the northern Shan region deserted, leaving no family members behind. The generals of Nay Pyi Taw were completely focused on not losing camps and towns, so they only demanded the soldiers die and they did not rescue anyone. In such a situation, the lower rank officers, warrant officer rank, and sergeant corporal rank have come to know that handing over their lives to the revolutionary forces is the only right choice, and this is an important crack in Min Aung Hlaing’s army.
It is certain. 2023 is the year that we start to see the land of victory. To reach the result of 2023, we had to pay a lot of life and blood since the youth – like Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing. We protested. We bang pots and pans. We didn’t go to work and joined CDM. Then many of our young people took up guns, and many of the people shouldered their burdens as much as they could. We firmly rooted ourselves above the rocks, and the results came out in 2023.
2023 has taught us to rely on ourselves, with many proofs. The Three Brotherhood Alliance has proclaimed that ’You have to fight for yourself’ with many camps, many towns, and many seized weapons and ammunition.
In 2024, based on the spirit of self-reliance that was taught in 2023, if we continue to push together through the strength of unity, it is certain that the military dictator will have to kneel down.