[Myanmar] Battles: Armed clash

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Armed clashes continued on April 2, 2025, in Indaw town, Sagaing region, Myanmar, between military forces and resistance groups. The Myanmar military reportedly conducted airstrikes with 35 bombs dropped over a three-hour period near Japan Cave, though casualty figures remain unknown.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether fighting spreads to economically significant areas of Myanmar's northern regions.

Watch points

• Expansion of conflict beyond Indaw township to major transport corridors connecting Myanmar's northern regions
• Escalation of military airstrikes that could affect broader civilian infrastructure and logistics networks