Aizawl, March 1 -- Two rebel groups from Myanmar's Chin state have come together to form a common platform aimed at fostering unity, sources said.

The Chinland Council (CC) and the Interim Chin National Consultative Council (ICNCC) signed an agreement and merged under the Chin National Council (CNC) banner in Aizawl, Mizoram on Wednesday.

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma witnessed the event.

Representatives from both sides, including members of the CC's armed wing, the Chin National Army (CNA), and civil resistance militias allied with the group, signed the unification pact.

The armed faction of the ICNCC, the Chin Brotherhood (CB), was also represented.

The signing marked a resolution to longstanding internal conflicts among Chin in...