Spring Revolution Daily Notes (July 5, 2026)

National Unity Government -The Ministry of Defence of the Interim Magway Federal Unit Government announced yesterday that it has expanded and formed two additional interim defence columns. -It is known that the People's Defence Force (PDF) Bago Region, under the Ministry of Defence of the National Unity Government (NUG), has formed the Special Attack Battalion (1). -The Ministry of Health of the National Unity Government (NUG) has used 28,270.90 million kyats for health sector activities during the five years of the revolution, and the Federal Parliament Representative Committee (CRPH) announced yesterday that it has clarified the expenditure and status of these activities. -The Ministry of Justice of the National Unity Government (NUG), the Sagaing Federal Unit Parliament, the Sagaing Federal Unit Interim Government, and the Sagaing Federal Unit Court of Justice have discussed matters related to the transfer of judicial mechanisms, according to a statement from the Sagaing Federal Unit Parliament. -U Toe Kyaw Hlaing, a member of the National Unity Advisory Council (NUCC), stated at the ceremony held this morning, July 5, at 10 AM, to explain the completion of the Federal Transition Plan Constitution (AFTA), that they are discussing ways to strategically approach the re-establishment of relations with China without reacting impulsively. -The Naypyidaw PDF Battalion 901 announced that after a battle in Yedashe Township, Bago Region, the PDF forces seized Buddha images that had been stolen by soldiers during a sweep of the area. Revolutionary Activities -Reports indicate that fighting has resumed this morning, July 5, between the military junta's troops and allied revolutionary forces in the vicinity of Minlapan Village, Myawaddy Township, on the Thailand-Myanmar border, and that Thailand has also increased security measures. -A kamikaze drone from the fighting on the Myanmar side crashed into a cornfield in Phop Phra District, Tak Province, on the Thailand-Myanmar border around 7 AM today, prompting an emergency lockdown and investigation, according to a statement from the Tak Provincial Public Relations Office yesterday. -The People's Goal announced today that training on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) has been provided to CDM soldiers, police officers, and their families in Champhai City, Mizoram State, India. -It is known that due to the movement of the military council's columns in the Chauk Township, Magway Region, local residents have been forced to flee their homes, and some villages have been destroyed by fire, creating an urgent need for basic food supplies and tarpaulins for the displaced people. -The protest forces in Shwebo Township are implementing a mobile library program aimed at enhancing the knowledge and reading habits of displaced youth, it is known. -The committee of villages along the Chindwin River announced that a group of military ships carrying ammunition has arrived in Monywa Township, Sagaing Region. Ethnic Armed Organizations -The Arakan Army (AA) announced that it has additionally attacked and captured two guard posts on the 227 Point Hill of the military in Ye Kyi town, on the border of Rakhine State and Ayeyarwady Region, on July 2 and 3. -In a congratulatory message on the occasion of the 77th Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) Day, which falls today, Pado Saw Kwe Htoo Win, Chairman of the Karen National Union (KNU), stated that the coup military council is an armed organization that prioritizes the maintenance of its power and the interests of its associates over the interests of the nation and its people. -The KNDF Central Health Department announced yesterday that it, along with Free Burma Rangers and the Karenni Army (KA), jointly opened a frontline medical soldier training course. Military Council -It is known that the police have arrested Ko Saw Naing Oo (alias Maung Naing), around 50 years old, who was released from prison on amnesty in the Nyaungkwet Ward, Aungmyethazan Township, Mandalay City, after he fired a gun and shouted insults. -Iranian media reported that U Tin Aung San, the Minister of the President's Office of the military junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, attended the funeral of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei held at the Grand Mosalla Mosque in Tehran, the capital of Iran. -The coup military council announced that it has reasserted control over the Maeza and Nanse villages, where the Mandalay-Myitkyina railway and road intersect within the Indaw Township, upper Sagaing Region, on July 4. -The Myanmar Fire Brigade announced that one boat worker is still missing following a collision between two vessels in the Dawtay Canal in Dawtay Township, Yangon Region. -Military junta-affiliated news agencies reported that military leader Min Aung Hlaing and his wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, who were visiting Laos, have departed from Luang Prabang International Airport, Laos, and returned to Myanmar. -It is known from the coordination meeting of the Union-level Rice Cultivation Zone for Export Business Supervision Committee, held online on July 4, that the Rice Export Zone program for the 2026-2027 monsoon paddy crop will be implemented in Naypyidaw, Bago, Yangon, and Ayeyarwady Regions. -It is known from the Ministry of Health that a new 8-story pediatric treatment building for the 550-bed Mandalay Children's Hospital has been opened in Mandalay Region. -It is known that a joint agreement on feasibility studies for the implementation of hydropower projects along the Mekong River on the Myanmar-Laos border was signed on July 4, based on the Memorandum of Understanding on Myanmar-Laos Electricity Sector Cooperation.