Operation 1111

Operation 1111 (Burmese: ၁၁၁၁ စစ်ဆင်ရေး) is an ongoing military operation in Myanmar launched by Karenni Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs) including the Karenni Army (KA), Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF) and Karenni National People's Liberation Front (KNPLF). The operation was launched concurrently with Operation 1107, with the goal to capture Kayah State's capital city of Loikaw.

Around 35,000 people have reportedly been displaced due to the recent fighting in Kayah state. Tatmadaw troops have reacted to the offensive by erecting roadblocks in and around Loikaw. As of 7 January 2024^[update], fighting is ongoing.

The first Karenni concurrent operation that was announced were Operation 1107, with fighting reported in places like Mese outside Loikaw. Shortly afterwards, in November 2023, Operation 1111 was announced for Loikaw.

By February–March most sources were already using Operation 1111, though the Washington Post used "The battle for Loikaw" for operation 1111 and "October offensive" for Operation 1027.

As of June–July 2024 most sources seem to have defaulted to using exclusively Operation 1111 for all Kayah/Karenni State related fighting. Pro-Tatmadaw sources use generic terms to describe the karenni fighters as "terrorists".

By August 2024, even some pro-Tatmadaw sources had started employing the term Operation 1111, though in combination with the generic label terrorist. The term has been used as of November 2024, despite changes on the battlefields since the launch of Operation 1111. The term still seeing usage as of March 2025.

June 2025, Operation 1111 is mentioned in past-tense, in reference to first phase of this article. Term seeing use as of September 2025. As of October 2025, the term is used in past-tense, this time alluding up to and including the intensification phase, past the first phase, by counting "Although they failed to capture Loikaw, they seized several towns" indicating the later phase when several towns were captured.

What is also noteworthy is the sources keep using Operation 1111 for the fighting in Kayah since November 2023, when earlier there were articles for separate battles of Loikaw for the separate bouts of fighting, like Battle of Loikaw (2021) and Battle of Loikaw (2022).