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Kokang army to withdraw from Lashio under Chinese-brokered ceasefire with Myanmar junta
Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) commander Peng Daxun, also known as Peng Deren, was summoned to China’s Yunnan Province in late October and held there indefinitely. Through China’s ...
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Myanmar junta airstrikes wipe out village in Ayeyarwady Region
Sin Phyu Shin joint military exercise held in Shwethaungyan in 2018 (Photo: Military Council) Amid spreading battles between the military and the Arakan Army (AA) in Ayeyarwady Region since last week, ...
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Myanmar junta offensive leaves one resistance fighter dead near Shan-Karenni border
Screenshot from a video that shows an injured Karenni fighter receiving emergency medical assistance in southern Shan State on January 22 (Mobye PDF Rescue Team / Facebook) At least one Karenni ...
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Sword attack on junta officials highlights growing resentment over conscription in Naypyitaw
New recruits of the Myanmar military conscription getting ready to begin training. (Pro-junta Telegram Channels) A man set for mandatory military service attacked members of the junta’s administration ...
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As fighting spreads, UK warns citizens against travel to parts of Ayeyarwady Region
UK Embassy in Yangon in November 2024 (Photo: UK in Myanmar/X.com) The foreign affairs ministry of the United Kingdom (UK) broadened its advisory about unsafe areas for travellers in Myanmar this week ...
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Russian ambassador visits Myanmar’s south to discuss Dawei SEZ
Russian ambassador Iskander Azizov, left, and Tanintharyi Region’s junta-appointed chief minister Myat Ko meet in Dawei on January 21 (MRTV) Russia’s ambassador to Myanmar travelled to Tanintharyi ...
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Fighting intensifies as AA pushes into Ayeyarwady Region from Rakhine State
Junta chief Min Aung Hliang viewed a joint military exercise in Pathein Township, Ayeyarwady Region in February 2018. (Photo: Junta Council) The Arakan Army (AA) launched renewed attacks outside of ...
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National Unity Government claims progress in building trust with ethnic armed groups
Mandalay People’s Defence Force recruits take part in basic training in January (Moe Oo / Myanmar Now) Cooperation among Myanmar’s anti-junta forces continues to grow but still requires further ...
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The young women putting PDF recruits through their paces
Female instructors with MDY-PDF recruits during a military training session (Moe Oo / Myanmar Now) “More sweat in training means less blood on the battlefield!”—with this chant, a group of young ...
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Civilians, children killed as Myanmar air force conducts daily bombing raids in Sagaing Region
House destroyed by a junta airstrike in Tone Lone Village, Tigyaing Township on January 20 (Photo: Supplied ) Myanmar’s military regime has increased aerial attacks in territories lost to anti-junta ...
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Junta warplanes strike Ta’ang stronghold in northern Shan State
Junta airstrikes targeted administrative offices and a police station, killing nine civilians over two consecutive days. (Supplied / TNLA ) The Myanmar military launched multiple aerial assaults on a ...
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Myanmar junta still awarding lucrative contracts to incarcerated general’s family
Lt-Gen Moe Myint Tun pictured in front of a list of companies owned by his family, several of which have secured construction tenders while he was in prison Myanmar’s military regime has continued to ...