CNI News
15 December 2025

The Shanni Refugee Relief, Assistance and Humanitarian Organization (SRAHO) provided assistance on December 13, 2025, to civilians displaced by fighting in Banmauk Township, Upper Sagaing Region, who have been forced to flee their homes.

SRAHO delivered blankets, towels, and 5 million kyats in cash to displaced people from Banmauk Township who are sheltering in areas controlled by Brigade 614 of the Shanni Nationalities Army (SNA).

Banmauk town was attacked in a joint offensive by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Kadu armed group, and PDFs on September 15, 2025, and was subsequently seized on September 20.

Following this, civilians from Banmauk town and nearby villages fled their homes and escaped to the western part of Banmauk Township, an area controlled by SNA Brigade 614.

At present, around 5,000 people displaced by the Banmauk fighting are staying in SNA-controlled areas, and they are in urgent need of food, healthcare, blankets, and warm clothing.

Local residents said that neither the Sagaing Region government, the Union government, nor the international community has provided any assistance to these displaced people.