NAYPYITAW, 29 October 2021, (TON): Nearly two months after declaring a “resistance war” against Myanmar’s coup regime, the underground National Unity Government (NUG) has formed a central committee to coordinate military operations across the country.

According to NUG defence secretary Naing Htoo Aung “the newly formed Central Command and Coordination Committee aims to carry out coordinated attacks against the military junta under one chain of command.”

He said, speaking to media “the committee includes individuals from the NUG tasked with defence and military affairs, as well as leaders from some ethnic armed groups.”

When asked for more details about the composition of the committee and who would lead it, he declined to reveal which ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) were involved and said that it would operate under “a collective leadership.”

He added, however, that negotiations were still ongoing with a number of EAOs regarding their possible inclusion in the committee.

He said that the committee will coordinate the operations of five commands north, south, east, west, and central as well as battalions operating directly under the NUG’s defence ministry.