Man Charged over Plan to Fight in Myanmar's Civil War

Queensland Man Charged Over Alleged Trip to Burma to Fight in Armed Conflict

Police have charged a Central Queensland man with a “foreign incursion” offence, alleging that he flew to Burma (also called Myanmar) to carry out hostile activities with an armed group engaged in the continuing civil war. According to the Global Conflict Tracker, since it gained independence from British rule in 1948, Burma has struggled to effectively govern its multiethnic society. A 1962 coup brought a military junta to power, which then eng…

Man charged over plan to fight in Myanmar's civil war

An Australian faces the prospect of life in prison after being charged with intending to join an armed group to fight in a southeast Asian nation's civil war.

Breaking: Queensland man charged over alleged plans to fight in Myanmar civil war

Police allege the 33-year-old travelled to Thailand in January with plans to travel onward to Myanmar to engage in "hostile activities" with an armed group engaged in the ongoing conflict.

Australian man arrested for alleged plan to join armed group in Myanmar

The Australian Federal Police said in a public statement that a 33-year-old Queensland resident was accused of trying to engage in Myanmar’s ongoing conflict, but did not specify with which organisation’s activities he sought to support

Rockhampton man in court over civil war fighting bid 2026

A Rockhampton man is facing life in jail if convicted for trying to join in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war. The defendant appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court today (March 26), charged by the Queensland Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) with one count of foreign incursion. The man, 33, was charged at Brisbane Airport on Wednesday (March 25) after he flew in from Thailand after two months in that country. Australian Border Force (ABF) targeted t…

Man charged over plan to fight in Myanmar’s civil war

A man allegedly had military patches and night-vision equipment in his luggage at an airport, with police suspecting he wanted to fight in Myanmar’s civil war. The 33-year-old Rockhampton man was nabbed at Brisbane Airport when he returned from Thailand on Wednesday. Australian Border Force officers allegedly found identifying material of interest to counter-terrorism investigators on his electronic devices alongside the patches and equipment. …