The Ta’an National Liberation Army announced that it would withdraw from the ruby mining town of Mogok and nearby Momeik.
Published October 29, 2025
Myanmar’s rebel groups say they have reached a cease-fire agreement with the military-run government to end months of large-scale clashes in the country’s north.
The Ta’an National Liberation Army (TNLA) announced on Tuesday that it had signed an agreement with the Myanmar government after several days of Chinese-mediated talks in Kunming, about 400 kilometers (248 miles) from the Myanmar border.
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Under the deal, TNLA said it would withdraw from Mogok, a ruby-mining center in the upper Mandalay region, and the neighboring town of Momeik in northern Shan state, but did not provide a timeline. It added that rebel and government forces would “cease their advance” starting Wednesday.
The group also said the military had agreed to halt airstrikes, although it has not yet commented on the deal.
The TNLA is part of the Three Brothers Alliance, which also includes the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Arakan Army. They have been fighting for decades for greater autonomy from Myanmar’s central government and are loosely aligned with pro-democracy resistance groups that emerged after the military overthrew the elected government and seized power in February 2021.
Since October 2023, the alliance has occupied and controlled significant areas of northeastern Myanmar and western Myanmar. The TNLA alone captured 12 towns in the offensive.
After a series of Chinese-brokered ceasefires earlier this year, military advances slowed and the military was able to retake major cities, including the city of Lashio in April, Naung Kio in July, and Kyaukme and Hsipaw in October.
China is the central mediator in Myanmar’s civil war and has significant geopolitical and economic interests.
The Chinese government has more openly supported the military junta this year as it fights to consolidate its territory ahead of elections scheduled for December, hoping it will stabilize the junta and legitimize its rule.
But the vote is expected to be blocked in large rebel-held areas, and many international observers have dismissed it as a tactic to hide continued military rule.
