Pick-up trucks carrying ethnic minority fighters rolled into a town in Myanmar’s northeastern Shan state recently cleared of troops from the military regime, in another victory for forces fighting to restore civilian rule after the February 2021 coup. Nestled in the hills of northern Shan state, Namhsan is the latest town to fall to an alliance of ethnic armed groups …
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 …
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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