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Ramification | China’s changing colours in Myanmar should ring bells in Delhi

China is not only fearing its investments in Myanmar, which are being jeopardised because of the Tatmadaw’s inability to protect Chinese assets, but also the growing proximity of ethnic armed organisations to the West-supported National Unity Government It is said that China’s frustration was with the Tatmadaw’s inability to control cybercrime, cyber slavery, trafficking, money laundering, and illicit gambling that …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Ethnic armed groups in Myanmar claim capture of regional military headquarters and gem mining center

Associated Press

BANGKOK — Ethnic armed groups claimed on Thursday to have captured two strategically important towns in northeastern Myanmar: Lashio, which houses the major regional military headquarters, and Mogok, the center of the country’s lucrative gem-mining industry. The MNDAA had captured a regional military headquarters in Laukkaing, a key city on the Chinese border, during the earlier Three Brotherhood Alliance offensive, …

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5 months ago

Ethnic armed groups in Myanmar claim capture of regional military headquarters

LA Times

Army officers stand guard as police officers patrol in Lashio, Myanmar, on May 29, 2013. Ethnic armed groups claimed on Thursday to have captured two strategically important towns in northeastern Myanmar: Lashio, which houses the major regional military headquarters, and Mogok, the center of the country’s lucrative gem-mining industry. The MNDAA had captured a regional military headquarters in Laukkaing, a …

Army Military Fighting City Myanmar Chinese Capture

10 months ago

Three high-ranking Myanmar officers sentenced to death for surrendering town: military sources

The Hindu

Myanmar's junta has sentenced to death three high-ranking officers who oversaw the surrender of a strategic town on the Chinese border to ethnic minority fighters last month, military sources told AFP. Hundreds of troops put down their weapons and handed over the town of Laukkai in Shan State to the so-called Three Brotherhood Alliance after months of fighting that saw …

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11 months, 1 week ago

What is Myanmar’s Three Brotherhood Alliance that’s resisting the military?

Al Jazeera

The alliance has seen recent gains over military troops, but its successes are limited. The Arakan Army, an armed ethnic group in Myanmar, said it seized control of a strategic trade town in the west this week, dealing a blow to the generals who led a coup in 2021, and adding to a list of recent army defeats in the …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar military withdraws from key city on Chinese border: Here’s why

Live Mint

Myanmar's military government has officially acknowledged the withdrawal of its forces from a key city on the northeastern border with China, on January 6. Myanmar government spokesperson Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun stated that the military and local commanders relinquished control of Laukkaing, considering various aspects, including the safety of soldiers' family members. The Three Brotherhood Alliance declared the entire …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Armed ethnic alliance in northern Myanmar is said to have seized a city that was a key goal

Associated Press

BANGKOK — An alliance of ethnic armed groups in northeastern Myanmar has reportedly achieved one of the main goals it set when it launched an offensive last October by taking control of Laukkaing, a key city on the border with China, according to local residents and independent media accounts on Friday. The Three Brotherhood Alliance — comprising the Myanmar National …

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1 year ago

Myanmar junta accused of war crimes over response to rebel offensive

Hindustan Times

Myanmar's military has likely perpetrated indiscriminate attacks on civilians and used banned cluster munitions in its fight against ethnic minority insurgents, Amnesty International said on Thursday, calling for an investigation of suspected war crimes. An air strike in Shan state earlier this month used bombs that were most likely cluster munitions, Amnesty said in a statement, citing evidence analysed by …

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1 year ago

Myanmar ethnic armed group seizes another crossing point along the Chinese border, reports say

Associated Press

BANGKOK — An ethnic armed group in northeastern Myanmar has seized a major crossing point for trade along the Chinese border, residents and media reports said. The border gate in Laukkaing township, the capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone in the northern part of Shan state, became the fifth crossing seized by the group since it launched a coordinated offensive …

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1 year ago

Myanmar ethnic minority fighters seize town from military

The Hindu

Ethnic minority fighters battling Myanmar's junta said on Saturday they seized a trading hub in Shan state, days after China said it had mediated a temporary ceasefire. Clashes have raged across Myanmar's northern Shan state since the Arakan Army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army launched a joint offensive late October. Editorial | Changing …

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1 year ago

Myanmar ethnic minority fighters seize town from military

Firstpost

The three allied groups – known as the Three Brotherhood Alliance – say they have captured military positions and border hubs vital for trade with China, posing what analysts say is the biggest military challenge to the junta since it seized power in 2021 Ethnic minority fighters battling Myanmar’s junta said Saturday they seized a trading hub in Shan state, …

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1 year ago

Temporary ceasefire agreed after Myanmar rebel forces surround city notorious for online scam operations

ABC

China has reportedly mediated a temporary ceasefire in north-east Myanmar after rebel forces surrounded Laukkai, a border city notorious for cyberscam operations. Key points: The rebel Three Brotherhood Alliance has reaffirmed its commitment to defeat what it called Myanmar's "dictatorship" China has issued arrest warrants for 10 prominent Kokang figures including the region's former chairman Tens of thousands of people …

China Military Scam Myanmar Alliance Ceasefire Shan State

1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar's armed rebellion against the junta over the years

Hindustan Times

On October 27, an ethnic armed organisation based in Myanmar’s north began fierce coordinated operations against military regime targets with two other groups. They have also been silently training and arming some of the smaller, newer anti-junta groups, known as “People’s Defence Forces ”, and exchanging notes with other well-established ethnic armies in western and eastern Myanmar. As veteran Myanmar …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Explained: Spike in fighting in Myanmar and what it means for India

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: A rapid spike in fighting between Myanmar’s military and anti-junta forces over the past week could have ramifications for security in India’s strategic northeast region, especially Manipur and Mizoram states. Members of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army pose for a photograph in front of the seized army's infantry battalion in Kunlong township in Shan state, Myanmar on …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar’s military chief says a major offensive by ethnic groups was funded by the drug trade

Associated Press

BANGKOK — The head of Myanmar’s military government has charged that a major offensive in the country’s northeast by an alliance of armed ethnic minority organizations was funded in part by profits earned by one of the groups from the region’s lucrative drug trade, state-controlled media reported Thursday. On Oct. 27, the Arakan Army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army …

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1 year, 1 month ago

How Myanmar's Junta is facing its biggest threat since 2021 coup

Firstpost

Myanmar’s junta is facing its biggest threat since it took power. “It’s chaos – neither the military nor the alliance groups are in control of the town,” the resident told AFP by phone, requesting anonymity to protect their safety. On Friday, Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in a speech to members of the State Administration Council, as the junta …

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1 year, 1 month ago

In Northern Shan Province of Myanmar, Ethnic Rebels Seize More Junta Territory, Outposts

News 18

Myanmar ethnic armed groups seized a handful of outposts on Saturday as they pressed their offensive against the junta in the north of the country, local media reports said. The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army and the Arakan Army say they have captured dozens of outposts and four towns and blocked vital trade routes to …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Ethnic rebels launch attacks across northern Myanmar

The Hindu

An alliance of ethnic rebel groups in Myanmar launched coordinated attacks on the military across the country's north on Friday, posing a fresh challenge to the junta as it struggles to quell resistance to its rule. The military's 2021 putsch sparked renewed fighting with powerful ethnic rebel groups in northern Shan state, home to a planned billion-dollar rail link, part …

China Military Ethnic Rebel Muse Kia Northern Myanmar

1 year, 1 month ago

Alliance of 3 ethnic rebel groups carries out coordinated attacks in northeastern Myanmar

Associated Press

BANGKOK — An alliance of ethnic rebel groups on Friday launched a coordinated offensive in northeastern Myanmar to seize military targets in areas near the Chinese border, the groups and residents of the area said. The alliance’s statement said its members are also “dedicated to eradicating the oppressive military dictatorship, a shared aspiration of the entire Myanmar population.” The politics …

China Army Military Myanmar Alliance Chinese Mndaa

1 year, 1 month ago

Ethnic rebel alliance attacks military positions across northern Myanmar

Al Jazeera

Rebel groups attack military in 12 towns in Shan state, with local media reporting a number of casualties. An alliance of ethnic rebel groups in Myanmar has launched coordinated attacks on the military across the country’s north, with local media reporting many casualties. The Brotherhood Alliance – made up of Ta’ang National Liberation Army, the Arakan Army and the Myanmar …

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Ramification | China’s changing colours in Myanmar should ring bells in Delhi

Ethnic armed groups in Myanmar claim capture of regional military headquarters and gem mining center

Ethnic armed groups in Myanmar claim capture of regional military headquarters

Three high-ranking Myanmar officers sentenced to death for surrendering town: military sources

What is Myanmar’s Three Brotherhood Alliance that’s resisting the military?

Myanmar military withdraws from key city on Chinese border: Here’s why

Armed ethnic alliance in northern Myanmar is said to have seized a city that was a key goal

Myanmar junta accused of war crimes over response to rebel offensive

Myanmar ethnic armed group seizes another crossing point along the Chinese border, reports say

Myanmar ethnic minority fighters seize town from military

Myanmar ethnic minority fighters seize town from military

Temporary ceasefire agreed after Myanmar rebel forces surround city notorious for online scam operations

Myanmar's armed rebellion against the junta over the years

Explained: Spike in fighting in Myanmar and what it means for India

Myanmar’s military chief says a major offensive by ethnic groups was funded by the drug trade

How Myanmar's Junta is facing its biggest threat since 2021 coup

In Northern Shan Province of Myanmar, Ethnic Rebels Seize More Junta Territory, Outposts

Ethnic rebels launch attacks across northern Myanmar

Alliance of 3 ethnic rebel groups carries out coordinated attacks in northeastern Myanmar

Ethnic rebel alliance attacks military positions across northern Myanmar