The National Unity Government (NUG)

• Yangon Regional Warfare Management Team announced that according to the Pyanhlwaaung Operation against the military junta, there were activities in seven townships of Yangon Region on 16th, 21st and 22nd January, killing two members of the junta armed forces and leaving seven others injured.
• With regard to difficulties faced by Myanmar migrant workers in Malaysia, there was a meeting between Myanmar Migrant Affairs Committee (Malaysia) and Ministry of Labour-NUG.
• Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Risks Management-NUG announced that they had been providing assistance with respect for basic human rights of elderly IDPs.
• To provide assistance to Myanmar people under air strikes of the military junta, there was a discussion between CRPH and a US politician Mr. Todd Young.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs-NUG announced that their Union Minister Daw Zin Mar Aung had a discussion with Dr. Tobias Lindner, State Minister of Germany.
• On Wednesday, YDF Htilin organized an event on completion of their basic military training with 200 trainees. Reportedly, U Yi Mon, Minister of Defence-NUG, sent a statement to them.

Revolution Activities

• Somewhere in Yangon, there was a protest against the military dictatorship on Saturday, holding a banner of the students’ union and burning the flag of the junta army.
• In Tamway Township, there were two explosions in a row in a traffic police booth on Ashay Myinpyainggwin road at about 6:00 am Saturday.
• In Hlaingthaya Township, From Zero to Hero blew up hand-made mines at a military garment factory near No. (5) stop at 5:30 am Saturday. After the explosion, a truck from the junta army regiment (9) left for the scene and it was attacked with a remote bomb near the BOC traffic lights.
• In Hlaing Township, Urban Guerrilla carried out a bomb attack at the house of a deputy army officer on Saturday afternoon.
• In Amarapura Township of Mandalay Region, the junta police and soldiers have been collecting money for an official permit of various gambling events at Phayagone ground in the south of Tamoatso village. Due to their lack of disciplinary action, the number of bad people is on the rise and thus, local people are in difficulties.
• On Saturday morning, Aungmye Thazan Students’ Union conducted a movement against the junta education, placing anti-junta posters on the school walls.
• As a 349-day protest, Kalay people marched against the military dictatorship on Saturday.
• In Dibeyin, local people protested against the military dictatorship on Saturday.
• On Saturday, a combined rally of Salingyi North and Yinmabin East conducted a march against the military dictatorship.
• Since December, there have been air strikes by the junta armed forces on towns and villages in 16 townships of Sagaing Region. Consequently, hundreds of thousands of local people have had to run away and they have been facing hardships.
• In Monywa, Basic Education Students’ Union marched on Saturday, holding a banner - ‘We have the public alone to rely on in the fight against the military dictatorship’.
• At about 6:00 pm Thursday, a military convoy was attacked with mines by local PDFs on Monywa Chaung-U road. Reportedly, the military trucks stopped and junta soldiers got off, shooting wildly around the area. At that time, they were attacked with mines again, causing many casualties.
• In Shwebo Township, a rally of Shwekunmyay marched against the military dictatorship on Saturday.
• In Yinmabin Township, a combined force of two local PDFs arrested two dealers of MyTel mobile SIM cards, products of the military junta, on Friday and destroyed those SIM cards.
• At about 6:00 am Saturday, Urban Guerrilla chased off a policeman taking security measures for an informer to the junta in Monywa.
• At about 1:00 pm Saturday, a military convoy of 9 vessels was attacked on the Chindwin river. Reportedly, one of them was hit and there were exchanges of fire.
• On Saturday, a sergeant aged 49 from the junta army based in Fruso of Karenni State joined the local PDF, together with weapons.
• In Kyankhine Township of Ayeyarwaddy Region, the junta army arrested a forestry staff member on 18th January, accusing him of having contact with PDFs.

Ethnic Armed Organizations

• Regarding the news of Myanmar Now - ‘Agreed to carry aviation fuel for the military junta’, RCSS responded that it was not true and they called for apology and deleting the post.
• According to sources, there was military tension between UWSA and RCSS in Shan East.
• At about 5:00 am Saturday, there was a heavy fighting between RCSS and SSPP near Chaungchaut village between Kyaukme and Thipaw in Shan North.
• In Katha Township of upper Sagaing Region, the junta army invading the area was attacked by a combined force of ABSDF and PDF at about 7:00 am Saturday. Reportedly, no less than seven junta soldiers died and many others were injured.
• In Dimawso Township of Kayah (Karenni) State, the junta army conducted attacks with two fighter jets on Dawposi Five Mile and Six Mile at about 5:30 pm Friday. Reportedly, there were many casualties among junta soldiers and as for KNDF, three of their members were slightly injured.
• In Phapun District under control of KNU Regiment (5), the KNLA carried out attacks on Thittabingone junta army camp and a convoy of the junta BGF on Friday. According to Mutraw Newsletter, 14 members of the junta armed forces died, seven others were injured and two BGF trucks were damaged.
• On Friday, General Saw Ne Dar Mya said that he did not accept being dismissed from the position of KNDO Chief Military Officer and he would continue what had to be done.

The Military Council

• On Friday, the junta army sealed off the house of U Soe Oo, Sagaing Regional Minister of Planning and Finance, in Shweminwun Ward of Sagaing.
• The junta ministry of foreign affairs announced that despite air strikes and shooting mortars in Kayah (Karenni) State, they did not attack civilians.
• The military junta has been arranging for the Man Shwesettaw pagoda festival in Minbu Township of Magwe Region on 5th February.
• The military junta accused the KNPP and PDFs of committing war crimes against Geneva Convention and other international laws in Kayah State.
• According to the junta media, the junta leader and his wife presented an award to the team of Rakhine State, which won the female football tournament under the age of 25 organized by the military junta.
• According to Yangon Khitthit media, the junta leader would receive a salute on 75th anniversary of Union Day on 12th February, as in North Korea.
• The military junta announced that journalist Mable had been arrested for collecting information from a Yangon-based PDF about the murder of a junta informer in Dagon Seikkam Township and sending it to Mizzima media.
• The military junta announced that Ko Jimmy and Ko Phyo Zayar Thaw had been sentenced to death.
• According to the junta ministry of agriculture, livestock and irrigation, the 2022 domesticated animals show and contest would be held in Nay Pyi Taw from 29th to 31st January.
• The military junta instructed that activities in five sectors - political, administration, local development, social and advocacy - were to be carried out in Myaing Township.

Summary on 22 January

• There was military tension between RCSS and UWSA, which announced that they would carry out defense sharply. There have not been any battles between these two powerful armed organizations for over ten years. If they resume their fighting, local people would have a great loss. In Shan North, there are still thousands of IDPs due to battles between RCSS and SSPP.
• Despite the junta propaganda that Karenni Forces have been committing war crimes, it is junta soldiers, in reality, who have been conducting a variety of terrorist acts, including using people as human shields and conducting rapes. Likewise, the junta armed forces have been preparing for marches alongside human shields in Sagaing. They would then accuse PDFs of attacking civilians through their propaganda. It is their plan for abusing grassroots level staff members.
• As for Sagaing, they had great momentum in the revolution with harmony among the KIA, PDF and ABSDF. In the near future, there might be liberated areas in the region.
• In Kayin and Karenni states, there were still heavy battles. The military junta had a great loss there whereas thousands of local people had to run away. The IDPs have been in need of emergency assistance as they lack food.