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Concerns continue to grow about the health of the ousted leader, who turned 80 this year. Read more:.
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Following raids and airstrikes by the military outside Natmauk Township, an alliance of local resistance forces carried out a coordinated attack on village held by a pro-regime militia. Read more:.
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On the same day ground forces torched houses while advancing west from Monywa, Sagaing Region, a junta airstrike to the northwest in Kani Township killed an 18-year-old. Read more:.
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At latest talks, the MNDAA warns junta against targeting ex-associates as China’s influence shapes fragile ceasefire. Read more:.
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Detainees had seized an opportunity to break out of a prison camp while National Unity Government (NUG) security forces were responding to a gunfight among resistance fighters last week in Sagaing Region’s Homalin Township. Read more:.
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Two weeks after cutting off trade through the Myawaddy-Mae Sot border crossing, the junta wants the flow of goods to be redirected to less active routes. Read more:.
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The regime troops were reportedly relying on information from a resistance defector to plan the raids and arson attacks that led to the hospital’s destruction. Read more:.
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The brief encounter comes as China uses its growing diplomatic influence to support pariah regimes aligned with its interests. Read more:.
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The current conflict in Rakhine State is taking a toll on civilians that is “distressingly similar” to that of the anti-Rohingya violence eight years ago, the UN’s rights chief says. Read more:.
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Due to its proximity to two major rivers and to both Sagaing and Mandalay regions, the confluence area (Yaelekyun) in Yesagyo Township is strategically important and a frequent target of indiscriminate attacks by junta forces. Read more:.
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A young mother who survived a brutal rape explains why she fled her homeland—and why she can’t go back. Read more:.
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After a family of three was shot dead in the Thailand-Myanmar border town, a high-ranking Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) officer confirmed their ties to a Karen BGF official. Read more:.
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Senior General Min Aung Hlaing openly acknowledged that influence from China on anti-junta armed groups had enabled the military’s recent recovery of territory in Myanmar. Read more:.
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Dozens of in-depth interviews revealed rampant, systemic harassment of Rohingya women and minors, with girls between 6 and 15 especially vulnerable to abuse. Read more:.
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December’s election is set to cement the military’s culture of misogyny, further eroding women’s rights. Read more:.
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More than 8,000 people from at least 30 villages have been displaced by the junta’s efforts to recapture territory lost last year. Read more:.
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The junta is expected to use the site as a staging ground for further offensives into resistance strongholds in Mandalay Region. Read more:.
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The McKeon Group will be paid US$360,000 to advise the regime, in the second such agreement reached in less than a month. Read more:.
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