Written by Rachel Ram Len Mawi, “Lessons From The Hills” is a reflection of their experience as an internationalist fighter in the hills of Chin State.
Category: General
Ida Wells
Investigative journalist, sociologist, educator
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AIF Anniversary Solidarity Week
AIF ANNIVERSARY SOLIDARITY WEEK
On October 15, 2024, the AIF was founded in a village on the outskirts of Falam town, as internationalists and local revolutionaries prepared for what would become the 5 month battle to liberate Falam.
In the year since then, the AIF has grown alongside our comrades to become an organic and effective part of the Spring Revolution. Both on the frontline, and in trainings and preparation with groups from all around the country, the spirit of internationalism thrives in Myanmar.
The powers of capitalism, chauvinist nation-statism, and forces of patriarchy are global and international in their support for dictatorships like that of the SAC. When the states have abandoned and turned against the rebellious peoples of Burma, our natural recourse is a true internationalism of the peoples. By uniting our struggles, we strengthen the ever-widening frontline against fascism.
On the week leading to the anniversary of the AIF, from October 8-15, we invite our comrades and supporters to stand in solidarity with the AIF and the revolution in Myanmar. Sing, dance, create, and organize- submissions and questions can be sent to the email on our contact page. -
Obed Lal Sniper Academy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wyoN3rcA4I
In June of 2025, the AIF hosted sniper training with logistical support from the Chin National Defense Force and the Chin Brotherhood Alliance. Lasting one month, the training brought together more than 64 comrades from 18 different resistance organizations.
Coming from all around the country, from different religions, ethnicities, and backgrounds, comrades completed the training course to increase their skills in the fight against the fascist military junta.
The Academy takes on the name of Obed Lal, a CNDF comrade and AIF sniper training graduate who fell martyr during the battle of Falam. The class was named after Tîjda Zagros, an internationalist comrade of the Free Women’s Units in the mountains of Kurdistan who fell martyr in April of 2025. With the example and sacrifice of the martyrs, we gain strength and inspiration to continue our struggle against the SAC dictatorship, and the fascism and patriarchy that it represents.
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AIF Destroys Multiple SAC Targets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bbwmiER2X8
During The Battle of Falam, and the subsequent Khaikam Road Operation, the AIF engaged and destroyed multiple SAC targets utilizing secret technologies. In these actions: 1 drone jammer destroyed, 1 commander KIA, 2 Soldiers KIA and 3 Soliders were wounded. Additional operations not shown for security purposes destroyed further targets.
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Reflections from AIF Internationalist Hêlîn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD7qa7uKp5Q
Hêlîn, an internationalist fighter, reflects on 5 months spent volunteering with the AIF in Chin State, Myanmar.
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AIF + CB Sniper Mission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvnTL81Wktg
A joint CB + AIF Sniper team sets out to engage targets from 600-1500m in the middle stages of the Battle of Falam. Enemy drone jammers and occupying SAC soldiers were engaged successfully.
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Chin Brotherhood + AIF Retaliatory Mission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R9qqZ2HDQc
In October of 2024, one month before the beginning of the battle of Falam, occupying SAC soldiers of Battalion 268 fired their 122mm artillery indiscriminately into the villages surrounding Falam, resulting in the deaths of innocent civilians, mostly women and children. In response, a combined section of AIF and Chin Brotherhood drone and mortar teams launched a retaliatory, targeted attack on the 268 southern command building. Our comrades approached enemy lines, struck their targets effectively, and retreated without incident, demonstrating to the occupying army that no action against non-combatants and innocents will go unpunished.