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Also known as: 33 LID| 33rd Light Infantry Division| Division #33| LID-33| Light Infantry Division No. 33| light infantry division 33 [+]

Country: Myanmar [+]

Classified as: Army  Military [+]

Areas of operation


Area of Operation First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Buthidaung Township [+] 26 August 2017 [+]
Maungdaw Township [+] 10 August 2017 [+] 10 September 2017 [+]
Kutkai Township [+] 16 March 2016 [+]
Putao District [+] 11 July 2015 [+] 20 July 2015 [+]
Laukkaing [+] 14 February 2015 [+] 17 February 2015 [+]
Chanmyathazi Township [+] 18 September 2014 [+]
Hpapun Township [+] 3 March 2002 [+]
Nyaunglebin Township [+] 3 March 2002 [+]
Nyaunglebin Township [+] 11 November 2001 [+]

Sites


Site First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Mandalay [+] 19 July 2018 [+]
Inn Din (Rakhine) [+] 27 August 2017 [+]
Laiza [+] 19 September 2013 [+]
Sagaing [+] 9 October 1984 [+] 18 September 2014 [+]

Parent units

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Subsidiaries

Name Other Names Classification First Cited Date Last Cited Date
11 Light Infantry Battalion [+] 11th infantry regiment [+]
Infantry Battalion No. 11 [+]
LIB #11 [+]
LIB 11 [+]
Light Infantry Brigade #11 [+]
No. 11 Infantry Battalion [+] 		Army [+]
Military [+] 		1 November 2001 [+]
111 Light Infantry Battalion [+] LIB #111 [+]
LIB 111 [+]
Light Infantry Brigade #111 [+] 		Army [+]
Military [+] 		1 November 2001 [+] 25 August 2017 [+]
116 Light Infantry Battalion [+] LIB 116 [+] Army [+]
Military [+] 		25 August 2017 [+]
119 Light Infantry Battalion [+] LIB #119 [+]
LIB 119 [+]
Light Infantry Brigade #119 [+]
No 119 Light Infantry Regiment [+] 		Army [+]
Military [+] 		1 November 2001 [+] 25 August 2017 [+]
4 Light Infantry Battalion [+] IB 4 [+]
LIB #4 [+]
LIB 4 [+]
Light Infantry Battalion 4 [+]
Light Infantry Brigade #4 [+] 		Army [+]
Military [+] 		1 November 2001 [+]
42 Light Infantry Battalion [+] 42 LIB [+]
Battalion #42 [+]
LIB #42 [+]
Light Infantry Brigade #42 [+] 		Army [+]
Military [+] 		1 November 2001 [+]
76 Light Infantry Battalion [+] LIB #76 [+]
LIB 76 [+]
Light Infantry Brigade #76 [+] 		Army [+]
Military [+] 		1 November 2001 [+]

Personnel

Table showing personnel linked to this unit in command, administrative and other roles
Name Rank Role Official Title First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Aung Kyaw Zaw [+] None Commander [+]
Aung Soe [+] None Commander [+]
Tin Tun Aung [+] Brigadier General [+] None 27 April 2006 [+]

Sources

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
11 April 2017 Security Force Monitor Name standardized in accordance with Security Force Monitor research
21 February 2015 Democratic Voice of Burma President’s Office denies Burmese army killed civilians in Laogai 30 May 2018
19 July 2018 Fortify Rights “They Gave Them Long Swords” Preparations for Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, Myanmar 28 August 2018
26 August 2017 Mizzima Massive combing after 89 killed in Rakhine militant attacks 14 May 2018
2009 Building the Tatmadaw : Myanmar armed forces since 1948 Building the Tatmadaw : Myanmar armed forces since 1948 16 May 2018
27 April 2006 European Union Council Common Position 2006/318/CFSP of 27 April 2006 renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar 24 May 2018
19 September 2013 Kachin News Group Burma army shells KIA position on Myitkyina-Bhamo highway 22 May 2018
20 July 2015 Burma News International Airstrikes & Clashes in Kachin State's Putao District Displace Civilians 15 August 2018
21 March 2002 Free Burma Rangers BURMA ARMY ATTACKS ON VILLAGES AND IDPS IN NORTHERN KAREN STATE 28 September 2020
30 April 2002 Free Burma Rangers FBR Relief Mission: Relief Mission to Internally Displaced Person in Northern Karen State, Burma 28 September 2020
11 August 2017 The Irrawady ANALYSIS: Myanmar Army Deployed in Maungdaw 08 May 2018
16 March 2016 The Irrawady Palaung Groups Accuse Burma Army of Torture in Shan State 16 May 2018
26 May 2018 The Irrawady Deputy Home Affairs Minister Leaves Post to Return to Top Military Job 12 September 2018
26 September 2014 Myanmar Times Soldiers, civilian arrested after death in Mandalay 08 May 2018
08 February 2018 Reuters Special Report: How Myanmar forces burned, looted and killed in a remote village 08 May 2018