Chin Brotherhood begins reconstruction in areas under its control

The Chin Brotherhood, a coalition of armed groups battling Myanmar’s military in Chin State, announced last week that it has begun efforts to rebuild areas under its control.

Since their formation in the wake of the country’s 2021 coup, the groups comprising the Brotherhood have captured four of Chin State’s nine townships, while their ally, the Arakan Army, has taken control of Paletwa Township in the southern part of the state.

The four townships—Mindat, Matupi, Kanpetlet, and Falam—have  all suffered extensive damage after four years of fighting, but efforts are now underway to rebuild, the armed groups said at an online press conference held on June 18.

One of the hardest-hit towns is Mindat, which has been largely depopulated since fighting began soon after the military. . .