• Tatmadaw carried out at least nine airstrikes in central Burma, Shan and Kachin States, while the 10th anniversary of the NCA was being celebrated in Naypyitaw, on October 15, according to local sources.
• On October 16, the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) released a statement, which urged rebuilding trust, prioritizing dialogue between the military and EAOs before involving political parties, placing federalism at the center of negotiations, and inviting international witnesses, among others.
• On October 17, Lt. Gen. Yar Pyae, Chairman of the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiating Committee (NSPNC), said, “If Wa wants to be recognized as a State, it must seek state recognition through parliament in accordance with the constitution”.
• According to local sources, at least 18 villagers were extrajudicially killed by Tatmadaw forces in two villages of Kale Township, Sagaing, on October 19 and 20. Further details about the casualties remain unknown due to Tatmadaw’s territorialization around the villages near the Kale–Tamu Road, one of the main routes for Myanmar–India border trade.
• Conflicts are reportedly intense between Tatmadaw and resistance forces in townships, namely, Kale, Salingyi, Ayadaw, and Mogoke, among others.
• As of mid-October 2025, according to UNHCR figures, approximately 3.6 million people remain internally displaced across Myanmar. Sagaing Region alone accounts for more than 1.2 million IDPs since the coup. Among the displaced are pregnant women, elderly persons, and children, who face urgent needs for food, medicine, and shelter, according to local sources.

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