Since Myanmar’s military coup in February 2021, ethnic armed groups in Chin State have fought the junta. In the past four and a half years, the Myanmar army has destroyed Chin churches, killed and displaced civilians, and wiped out entire cities.
Yet beyond resisting military rule, ethnic armed groups in Chin State have also been fighting one another to extend territorial ambitions in the rugged, hilly region.
In July, fierce fighting erupted between the veteran Chin National Army and the newer Chin National Defense Force. The violence left dozens of combatants dead and forced more than 4,000 civilians to flee across the border into the Indian state of Mizoram.
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