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'''Clashes in Chin State''' refers to a series of ongoing violent clashes between the [[Myanmar military]] and local defense organizations in [[Chin State]], Myanmar since the [[2021 Myanmar coup d'état | military coup]] in 2021. Following the coup, many protests occurred in the state against the new military junta. The military, however, responded harshly using violence to quell the protests, arresting citizens and torching homes. In 2022, the Chin National Army claimed that around 70% of the state was under the control of resistance forces.<ref>{{cite web |title=Around 70% of Western Myanmar's Chin State Controlled by Resistance |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/interview/around-70-of-western-myanmars-chin-state-controlled-by-resistance.html |website=The Irrawaddy|date=8 September 2022 }}</ref>

{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict    = Clahes in Chin State
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| partof      = [[Myanmar civil war (2021–present)]]
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| caption     = Location of Chin State
| date        = February 2021 – present
| place       = Chin State, Myanmar
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| status      = Ongoing
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| combatant1  = 
 {{flagicon image|Flag of the Myanmar Armed Forces.svg}} [[Tatmadaw]]
* {{army|MYA}}
** {{flagicon image|Mm-north-western-rmc.svg}} [[Myanmar Army#Regional Military Commands (RMC)|North Western Command]]
*{{flagicon image|Air_Force_Ensign_of_Myanmar.svg}} [[Myanmar Air Force]]
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Myanmar Police Force.svg}} [[Myanmar Police Force]]
{{flagicon image|Flag of Zomi Re-unification Organisation.svg}} [[Zomi Revolutionary Army]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Junta Enlists Indian Insurgent Groups to Fight Resistance Forces in Western Myanmar |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/junta-enlists-indian-insurgent-groups-to-fight-resistance-forces-in-western-myanmar.html |website=The Irrawaddy |date=2 February 2022 |access-date=February 2, 2022}}</ref>
| combatant2  = 
*{{flagicon image|Chin National Army Flag.svg}} [[Chin National Army]] 
*{{flagicon image|CNO-CNDF Flag.svg}} [[Chin National Defence Force]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag of Chin State.svg}} [[Chinland Defense Force]]
*{{flagicon image|ULA-AA_Flag.svg}} [[Arakan Army]]
| strength1   =
6+ infantry battalions in the State <ref>{{cite web |title=Military Command structure in Chin State |url=https://www.chinhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Chin-Human-Rights-Organizaiton-1.mp4?_=1 |website=Chin Human Rights Orginization}}</ref> and other deployed troops 
| strength2   = 17+ local defense forces
| casualties1 = 900+ killed and several wounded<sup> ''as of July 2022''</sup><ref name="BNI 900">{{cite web |title=Over 900 Myanmar junta soldiers killed in battles in Chin and Sagaing over six months |url=https://www.bnionline.net/en/news/over-900-myanmar-junta-soldiers-killed-battles-chin-and-sagaing-over-six-months |website=BNI Online}}</ref>
| casualties2 = 53 killed and several wounded<sup> ''as of July 2022''</sup><ref name="BNI 900" />
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===Chinland Defense Forces (CDFs)===
{{main|Chinland Defense Force}}
The '''Chinland Defense Forces''' ({{lang-my|ချင်းဒေသကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့|}}; abbreviated: CDF) are local defense forces in the towns of Chin State formed to protect [[Chin State]] from the [[State Administration Council|military junta]]. CDFs are members of the CJDC (Chinland Joint Defense Committee). The [[Chin National Army]] provides training and arms to CDFs.<ref name="cdf">{{cite web |title=Who Are The Chinland Defense Force (CDF), Chin Myanmar |url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/chin-04272023163103.html |website=Myanmar Speaks}}</ref>


===Mindat===
{{main|Myanmar_civil_war_(2021–present)#New_conflicts}}
On 26 April, the Battle of Mindat became the first large-scale conflict arising from the 2021 coup. As a response, the junta cut off food and water supplies and declared martial law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Myanmar: The small embattled town that stood up to the army |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57197081 |access-date=22 May 2021 |agency=BBC}}</ref> More than 10,000 people have left Mindat in southern Chin State as the Myanmar military started an all-out operation to quell an armed revolt headed by local citizens. <ref>{{cite news |title=Junta cuts off water and food supplies to rebel town of Mindat |url=https://militarycoupmyanmar.com/2021/06/03/junta-cuts-off-water-and-food-supplies-to-rebel-town-of-mindat-2/ |access-date=June 3, 2021 |agency=Military Coup Myanmar}}</ref> [[Cluster Munition Coalition | Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor]] reported that the Myanmar military used [[cluster munitions]] bombs in Mindat.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cluster Munition Production and Use in Myanmar/Burma |url=https://reliefweb.int/attachments/f37c6ddd-d37a-40d6-8e4a-04d405137e6d/Briefing-paper_CM-in-Myanmar_Final-31-Aug.pdf |website=Relief Web |publisher=Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor }}</ref>

===Thantlang===
{{main|Battle of Thantlang}}
On 19 September 2021, clashes broke out in Thantlang when Chin National Army (CNA) and CDF-Thantlang launched an attack on a junta base reportedly killing around 30 soldiers. In response, junta forces killed a Christian leader who tried to put off a fire. A month later they returned and burned down two churches and at least 164 homes.<ref>{{cite news |title=New fighting breaks out in Chin State's Thantlang |url=https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/new-fighting-breaks-out-in-chin-states-thantlang/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620225439/https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/new-fighting-breaks-out-in-chin-states-thantlang/ |access-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-date=2023-06-20 |agency=Myanmar Now}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How a Myanmar Township Defied the Odds to Become a Resistance Stronghold |url=https://time.com/6230340/myanmar-military-resistance-thantlang/ |website=Times|date=9 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217213857/https://time.com/6230340/myanmar-military-resistance-thantlang/ |archive-date=2023-02-17 }}</ref> The battle also leads to the exodus of thousands of residents as early as September 2021. Over 10,000 Thantlang residents fled the town, seeking refuge in the countryside and the neighboring Indian state of Mizoram. By November 2022, much of Thantlang had been burned down.

===Tedim===
In January 2022, tensions escalated between the military regime troops and the joint local forces ([[Chin National Army | CNA]], [[Chin National Defence Force | CNDF]], CDF Siyin, CDF KKG, PDF Zoland, [[People's Defence Force (Kalay) | PDF Kalay]], Zomi PDF, Zogam Army) in Taingen village, [[Tedim]], a strategic point on the road of Kalay-Tedim and Kalay-[[Falam]], which also served as an entry point to Chin State from [[Sagaing]]. On January 12, the junta's transportation units advanced to the village from [[Kalay]] to deliver military supplies to its troops. The next day, on January 13, clashes broke out. The regime faced severe setbacks and fired heavy weapons from Kalay University while deploying air support.<ref>{{cite web |title=တီးတိန်မြို့နယ်ထဲ ဆယ်ရက်ကျော်ကြာ တိုက်ပွဲဖြစ်ပွား |url=https://www.rfa.org/burmese/news/tedim-10-days-battle-01232022090030.html |website=RFA}}</ref> Consequently, over 1000 residents of Taingen and nearby villages, including Mualpi, Khai Kam, and Theizang, were displaced. The joint defense forces claimed an estimated 75 junta forces were killed. The battle lasted for over 10 days, and the joint forces eventually retreated due to inadequate weaponry.<ref>{{cite web |title=လူနှင့်လက်နက်အင်အား မမျှမှုကြောင့် ချင်းပြည်သူ့ကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့တွေ သိုင်းငင်ရွာကို စွန့်ခွါရဟုဆို |url=https://www.bnionline.net/mm/news-88016 |website=BNI Online}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |title=ကလေး-တီးတိန်လမ်း ဟိန်ဇိန်ကျေးရွာဘက်ကို စစ်ကောင်စီတပ်က လေကြောင်းအပါအဝင် အမြောက်လက်နက်ကြီးတွေနဲ့ အပြင်းအထန် ထိုးစစ်ဆင်နေ |url=https://khonumthung.org/%e1%80%80%e1%80%9c%e1%80%b1%e1%80%b8-%e1%80%90%e1%80%ae%e1%80%b8%e1%80%90%e1%80%ad%e1%80%94%e1%80%ba%e1%80%9c%e1%80%99%e1%80%ba%e1%80%b8-%e1%80%9f%e1%80%ad%e1%80%94%e1%80%ba%e1%80%87%e1%80%ad%e1%80%94/ |website=Khonumthung}}</ref>

===Camp Victoria===
On January 10 and 12, 2023, [[Myanmar Air Force]] carried out airstrikes with one Yak-130 and two MiG-29<ref>{{cite news |title=Five killed in junta airstrike on Chin resistance force headquarters near Myanmar-India border |url=https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/five-killed-in-junta-airstrike-on-chin-resistance-force-headquarters-near-myanmar-india-border/ |agency=Myanmar Now |date=January 12, 2023}}</ref> targeting Camp Victoria, CNA’s headquarters, near the [[India-Myanmar border]]. Five CNA soldiers were killed, at least 10 were injured and some buildings were damaged. The air attacks violated Indian airspace and soil, according to the CNF, local [[Mizo ]]organizations, and the international research and advocacy organization Fortify Rights.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fears of escalation after Myanmar air raids near India border |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/25/warning-of-escalation-after-myanmar-air-raids-near-india-border |agency=Al Jazeera}}</ref> The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) states that at least 200 Chin refugees crossed the border later the week following the airstrikes by Myanmar Army.<ref>{{cite news |title=Refugees Flee to India Amid Military Airstrikes in Myanmar |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/refugees-flee-to-india-amid-military-airstrikes-in-myanmar/6924644.html |agency=VOA News |date=January 18, 2023 }}</ref>

===Falam===
On April 10th, Webula town, situated about 20 miles away from Falam town experienced an attack by Myanmar Air Force. The attack followed the seizure of the Var military camp by the CNDF earlier that day.<ref>{{cite news |title=Myanmar's western Chin state pummeled by junta's air force in April |url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/chin-04272023163103.html |access-date=April 27, 2023 |agency=RFA News}}</ref> The town was targeted along with Var village and Kyaung Hel village. This assault resulted in the deaths of at least nine civilians, while many others sustained injuries due to the airstrikes. Among the casualties were individuals near a school and a football field where fighter jet shells exploded. The airstrikes caused extensive damage to five civilian houses.<ref>{{cite news |title=Regime Forces Resistance Groups From Village In Tedim Township |url=https://www.bnionline.net/en/news/regime-forces-resistance-groups-village-tedim-township |publisher=BNI Oline |date=January 26, 2022}}</ref>

===Tonzang===
The first clash in [[Tonzang]], located in northern Chin State, took place on August 1, 2023. The CDFs (CDF Hualngoram, Tonzang CDF, and  PDA), along with the [[CNA]], attacked Tonzang Police Station. The fight continued until August 2 and resulted in the death of one CDF soldier and a civilian man, forcing nearby residents to flee.<ref>{{cite news |title=Civilian and defence force fighter killed in Tonzang Township, Chin State |url=https://www.mizzima.com/article/civilian-and-defence-force-fighter-killed-tonzang-township-chin-state |agency=Mizzima |date= August 5, 2023}}</ref>

===Paletwa===
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===Matupi===
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===Kanpetlet ===
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===ZRA===
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[[Category:Chin State]]
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