Myanmar junta attacks again as spokesman defends crackdown
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar junta attacks again as spokesman defends crackdown

India Today  

Security forces in Myanmar cracked down heavily again on anti-coup protesters Friday even as the military downplayed reports of state violence. Violence by security forces was also reported Friday in several other areas, including Loikaw, the capital of Kayah sate in the east, where live ammunition was employed, according to numerous social media posts. At least 614 protesters and bystanders have been killed by security forces through Thursday, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, which monitors casualties and arrests. Asked about air strikes carried out by government jets on territory held by guerrillas from the Karen ethnic minority in eastern Myanmar, which reportedly killed at least 14 civilians, Zaw Min Tun said the aerial raids allowed more exact targeting than ground attacks which would have caused more deaths.

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Myanmar military escalates attacks, rapes, beheadings
1 month ago

Myanmar military escalates attacks, rapes, beheadings

Deccan Chronicle  

Myanmar’s desperate military junta is ramping up attacks on villages that have fallen to opposition groups, carrying out beheadings, gang rapes and torture, with women, children and the elderly among the victims, the U.N. independent human rights investigator for Myanmar said in a new report. He called on all countries to address Myanmar’s “devastating human rights and humanitarian crisis” by …

Ethnic Militias Launch Surprise Offensive, Reshaping Myanmar's Civil War
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ethnic Militias Launch Surprise Offensive, Reshaping Myanmar's Civil War

Associated Press  

Myanmar's civil war has seen a resurgence in violence in the past year, with coordinated offensive by powerful resistance groups pushing the military back in several key regions. The Tatmadaw military, previously considered invincible, has suffered significant losses and is facing a growing resistance threat. The offensive has also resulted in a significant increase in civilian deaths and displacement, highlighting …

Myanmar's Civil War: A Year of Intense Fighting and Civilian Devastation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar's Civil War: A Year of Intense Fighting and Civilian Devastation

New Indian Express  

Myanmar's civil war has seen a resurgence of resistance in recent months, with various militia groups and PDFs joining the offensive. The Tatmadaw has been pushed back towards the center, but resistance forces are closing in on Mandalay. The ongoing fighting has resulted in a significant increase in civilian deaths, highlighting the human cost of the conflict. Should the military …

Myanmar junta chief warns of 'counterattacks' in opponent-held areas
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar junta chief warns of 'counterattacks' in opponent-held areas

The Hindu  

Myanmar's embattled junta chief has warned civilians in territory recently captured by ethnic minority armed groups to prepare for military counterattacks, state media reported on Wednesday. The military has lost swaths of territory near the border with China in northern Shan state to an alliance of armed ethnic minority groups and "People's Defence Forces" battling to overturn its 2021 coup. …

Myanmar ethnic armed groups seize beach resort town; launch attacks on junta
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Myanmar ethnic armed groups seize beach resort town; launch attacks on junta

The Hindu  

“Myanmar ethnic armed groups seized a popular beach resort town in the west of the country and launched dawn attacks on junta positions in the north,” a military source and residents told AFP on June 25. Fighting is raging across swathes of the Southeast Asian nation as ethnic armed groups and pro-democracy "People's Defence Forces" battle the military, which seized …

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar’s civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar’s civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military

New Indian Express  

BANGKOK: Six months into an offensive against Myanmar ’s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly turn toward scorched-earth tactics in the Southeast Asian country’s bitter civil war. “When the mass of people rise up against them, I think it terrifies them,” said Dave Eubank, a former US Special …

Myanmar anti-coup forces claim ‘success’ in Naypyidaw drone attack
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar anti-coup forces claim ‘success’ in Naypyidaw drone attack

Al Jazeera  

About 30 drones were used in the attack on the remote capital, the stronghold of the military regime. Myanmar’s anti-coup forces have launched an unprecedented drone attack on military targets in Naypyidaw, the remote capital built in secret by a previous military regime. The National Unity Government, which includes elected politicians removed from office in the February 2021 coup, said …

‘Blood and sweat’: Myanmar resistance fights to overturn military coup
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Blood and sweat’: Myanmar resistance fights to overturn military coup

Al Jazeera  

Three years after the generals’ power grab, anti-coup fighters say they want them out of Myanmar’s politics. “I knew that the training wasn’t enough for me to fight against the military, but when I thought about returning home, I didn’t want to go back either,” said Ma Wai. “I became aware of why Myanmar people are asking for it with …

Myanmar’s resistance forces suggest terms for the military’s eventual handover of power
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar’s resistance forces suggest terms for the military’s eventual handover of power

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s leading resistance group and allied ethnic armed groups battling the military government on Wednesday released a political road map to ending military rule and enabling a peaceful transition of power, saying they were open to peace talks with the army if it accepted their terms. Myanmar’s political crisis was unleashed when the military took power and used …

Myanmar’s NUG says anti-coup forces ‘edging closer’ to defeating generals
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar’s NUG says anti-coup forces ‘edging closer’ to defeating generals

Al Jazeera  

Three years after 2021 coup, the resistance says it is gaining strength and taking territory from the military. Speaking from an undisclosed location inside Myanmar at an online forum, NUG Acting President Duwa Lashi La said anti-coup forces had made “stunning gains” since the start of Operation 1027, which was launched late last year by an alliance of ethnic armed …

Myanmar’s military, ethnic armed groups agree to China-mediated truce
11 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar’s military, ethnic armed groups agree to China-mediated truce

Al Jazeera  

Both sides agree to cease fighting and not harm residents along Myanmar’s northern border with China. Myanmar’s military, which seized power in a coup nearly three years ago, has agreed to an immediate ceasefire with an alliance of ethnic armed groups whose offensive since October has emerged as the biggest threat to the regime since its power grab. “China hopes …

Myanmar junta accused of war crimes over response to rebel offensive
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 …

Myanmar junta urges rebels to stop being 'foolish', solve problems 'politically'
1 year ago

Myanmar junta urges rebels to stop being 'foolish', solve problems 'politically'

Firstpost  

In response to Min Aung Hlaing’s call for dialogue, a parallel civilian government supporting some rebel groups rejected the proposal Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has urged armed ethnic groups engaged in an offensive against the country’s ruling military to seek political solutions. The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper conveyed his warning that continued aggressive actions by armed …

Myanmar: Junta's grip loosens as rebel forces occupy about half of Myanmar, advance towards capital Naypyidaw
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar: Junta's grip loosens as rebel forces occupy about half of Myanmar, advance towards capital Naypyidaw

Op India  

Fighting between the Myanmar junta and rebel forces is intensifying by the day with the latter gaining a foothold on several of the Tatmadaw, the Myanmar military, posts. As per reports, more than 400 junta troops and police officers have surrendered or fled bases across the country since ‘Operation 1027’, which was launched on 27th October in the northern Shan …

Myanmar military regime says northern fighting could break country apart
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar military regime says northern fighting could break country apart

Al Jazeera  

A powerful alliance of ethnic armed groups began an offensive two weeks ago that has emboldened others fighting the military. Myint Swe, appointed as Myanmar’s president after the coup, has warned this month’s gains by an alliance of ethnic armed groups in areas bordering China risk breaking the country apart, in the military regime’s first acknowledgement of the challenge it …

Northern offensive brings ‘new energy’ to Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance
1 year, 1 month ago

Northern offensive brings ‘new energy’ to Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance

Al Jazeera  

Alliance of ethnic armed groups says it has taken a key border town and overrun dozens of military bases. Code-named Operation 1027, the plan is to assert and defend territory against Myanmar military incursions, eradicate “oppressive military dictatorship”, and combat online fraud along the border, according to a statement from its organisers, the Three Brotherhood Alliance. “The military junta hasn’t …

Myanmar junta bombs town on China border for second day
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar junta bombs town on China border for second day

The Hindu  

Myanmar's military launched a second day of air strikes on Wednesday, bombing territory controlled by an ethnic armed group on the border with China, a rebel spokesman told AFP. In the neighbouring northern Shan state, thousands of people have been reportedly displaced after three other ethnic armed groups launched coordinated attacks on the junta last Friday. On Tuesday China's Minister …

Myanmar military’s human rights abuses a ‘system exercised from the top’
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar military’s human rights abuses a ‘system exercised from the top’

Al Jazeera  

Early one morning in March, a group of Myanmar soldiers marched into a village in the country’s east near the border with Thailand. The study, Under Whose Command?, covers a period of 12 years until March 30, 2023 and sheds new light on Myanmar’s notoriously secretive military – revealing the links between low-level soldiers accused of human rights abuses against …

Myanmar junta orders airstrikes to recover lost outposts
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar junta orders airstrikes to recover lost outposts

The Hindu  

Myanmar's ruling junta ordered air strikes and troop reinforcements as it tried to recover lost outposts near the Chinese border from rebels, the military said. The toppling of Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government in a 2021 coup sparked a huge backlash and the military junta is now battling opponents across swaths of the country. The Kachin Independence Army attacked …

At least 29 killed in strike on camp for displaced people in Myanmar's Kachin state
1 year, 2 months ago

At least 29 killed in strike on camp for displaced people in Myanmar's Kachin state

ABC  

At least 29 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a military strike on a camp for displaced people in northern Myanmar, a spokesman for an ethnic rebel group that controls the area said. Key points: The shadow government has called the attack a "crime against humanity" Myanmar's ruling military is being blamed for the attack, but a junta …

Fierce fighting in Myanmar between army, resistance fighters kills at least 26, groups say
1 year, 6 months ago

Fierce fighting in Myanmar between army, resistance fighters kills at least 26, groups say

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Recent fierce fighting between Myanmar’s army and resistance fighters has killed at least 26 civilians, including six children, in an area east of the capital, according to reports Wednesday by a resident, a rights group and a medical assistance group. Newly formed militia units opposed to military rule are part of a loosely organized People’s Defense Force, or …

Kalay: A Case Study of Resistance in Myanmar
1 year, 6 months ago

Kalay: A Case Study of Resistance in Myanmar

The Diplomat  

Kalay in Myanmar’s northwestern Sagaing Region was among the first zones in the country to revolt against the military coup more than two years ago. The story of Kalay’s emergence as a resistance hotspot began to take shape on February 1, 2021, just a couple of hours after news trickled out from Naypyidaw that the democratically elected government had been …

As the Conflict Worsens, Myanmar’s Junta Arms the Populace
1 year, 8 months ago

As the Conflict Worsens, Myanmar’s Junta Arms the Populace

The Diplomat  

On January 31, the Myanmar military administration’s Ministry of Home Affairs authorized a 15-page document regulation permitting citizens to possess firearms in Myanmar, as the civil war intensifies two years after the military takeover. The speculation was later confirmed by the junta’s spokesperson, Zaw Min Tun, who stated that the military government had received “requests by the people for their …

Myriad woes: The Hindu Editorial On Myanmar’s war within
1 year, 8 months ago

Myriad woes: The Hindu Editorial On Myanmar’s war within

The Hindu  

Myanmar’s military did it again. On Tuesday, the junta, notorious for its attacks on civilians, carried out air strikes on an opposition gathering in the rebel-held Sagaing region, killing over 100, including women and children. The National Unity Government, the parallel administration formed by opposition groups, as well as witnesses, said a fighter jet and a combat helicopter bombed the …

Myanmar’s military junta confirms deadly airstrike on a village, junta says some killed were ‘anti-coup fighters’ but some ‘could be’ civilians
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar’s military junta confirms deadly airstrike on a village, junta says some killed were ‘anti-coup fighters’ but some ‘could be’ civilians

Op India  

Myanmar’s military junta has confirmed a deadly air strike on a village in the country’s centre in the Sagaing region, reported malaymail. He said some of the dead were anti-coup fighters in uniform while acknowledging “there could be some people with civilian clothes.” Sagaing region — near the country’s second-largest city, Mandalay — has put up some of the fiercest …

Myanmar military says it carried out deadly attack to target rebel forces
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar military says it carried out deadly attack to target rebel forces

ABC  

Myanmar's military has said it carried out a deadly attack on a village gathering organised by its insurgent opponents this week and if civilians were also killed it was because they were being forced to help the "terrorists". Key points: The UN condemned the air attack and called for those responsible to be held accountable Junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun …

At least 40 killed in Myanmar military air attacks
1 year, 8 months ago

At least 40 killed in Myanmar military air attacks

Al Jazeera  

Witnesses and news reports say air raids by fighter aircraft and attack helicopters hit the Sagaing area, which is known for its opposition to military rule. Myanmar’s military has launched air attacks on a central town known to be a bastion of opposition to the coup carried out two years ago. Witnesses and local media said dozens of people were …

Myanmar junta chief vows continued crackdown, then elections
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar junta chief vows continued crackdown, then elections

Firstpost  

Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Flanked by tanks and missile launchers, Myanmar’s junta chief Monday vowed no let up in a crackdown on opponents and insisted the military would hold elections – weeks after admitting it did not control enough territory to allow a vote. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government over two years …

Myanmar military pledges decisive action against opponents
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar military pledges decisive action against opponents

Al Jazeera  

At Armed Forces Day parade, Min Aung Hlaing says ‘terror acts’ of coup opponents need to be tackled ‘for good and all’. Myanmar’s coup leader Min Aung Hlaing has pledged to deal decisively with “terrorists” fighting against his rule as the military put on an annual show of strength for Armed Forces Day. “The and the government also need to …

Myanmar army killed 17 people in 2 villages, residents say
1 year, 9 months ago

Myanmar army killed 17 people in 2 villages, residents say

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Soldiers in Myanmar rampaged through several villages, raping, beheading and killing at least 17 people, residents said, in the latest of what critics of the ruling military say are a series of war crimes since the army seized power two years ago. The soldiers involved in last week’s attacks were in a group of more than 90 who …

Myanmar army accused of killing 17 people in two villages
1 year, 9 months ago

Myanmar army accused of killing 17 people in two villages

ABC  

Soldiers in Myanmar have rampaged through several villages, raping, beheading and killing at least 17 people in the latest of what critics of the ruling military say are a series of war crimes since the army seized power two years ago. Key points: Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military's February 2021 seizure of power from the elected government …

Myanmar anti-coup forces retain optimism in face of air attacks
1 year, 10 months ago

Myanmar anti-coup forces retain optimism in face of air attacks

Al Jazeera  

Groups that rose up against the military after its February 2021 power grab say air raids are a sign of its weakness, not strength. “There will be a breakthrough in 2023 if we can keep current momentum.” New analysis released on the eve of the coup anniversary by Tom Andrews, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, …

Fighting rages in Myanmar as rebels continue to resist military junta one year after coup
2 years, 3 months ago

Fighting rages in Myanmar as rebels continue to resist military junta one year after coup

Firstpost  

Myanmar has seen fighting between the military junta and rebels who are trying to overturn the coup that last year ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected civilian government Sagaing: Anti-coup fighters in Myanmar patrol the smouldering ruins of a burned village after what they say was a reprisal attack by junta troops struggling to crush resistance to last year’s military …

Myanmar junta executes leading democracy activists Ko Jimmy and Phyo Zayar Thaw
2 years, 5 months ago

Myanmar junta executes leading democracy activists Ko Jimmy and Phyo Zayar Thaw

CNN  

CNN — Myanmar’s military junta executed two prominent pro-democracy activists and two other men accused of terrorism, state media reported Monday, following a trial condemned by the UN and rights groups. Ko Jimmy and Phyo Zayar Thaw were accused by the military of being “involved in terrorist acts such as explosion attacks, killing of civilians as informants,” junta spokesperson Zaw …

Myanmar condemns ‘reckless’ statements on activists’ executions
2 years, 6 months ago

Myanmar condemns ‘reckless’ statements on activists’ executions

Al Jazeera  

If death sentences against two prominent political opponents of the coup are carried out they will be the first since 1988. Myanmar has condemned foreign statements questioning the death sentences upheld against two prominent anti-coup activists amid international concern over the military’s plans to move ahead with the country’s first executions in 30 years. The United Nations, the United States …

Gunmen shoot deputy governor of Myanmar Central Bank
2 years, 8 months ago

Gunmen shoot deputy governor of Myanmar Central Bank

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A deputy governor of Myanmar’s Central Bank was shot at her home on Thursday, less than a week after tough new regulations were issued ordering that foreign money held in bank accounts in the military-ruled nation must be exchanged for the local currency. She is believed to be the most senior official associated with the military-run administration to …

Myanmar junta threatens to 'annihilate' coup opponents on crackdown anniversary
2 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar junta threatens to 'annihilate' coup opponents on crackdown anniversary

Firstpost  

The Southeast Asian country has been in chaos since a putsch in February 2021, with more than 1,700 people killed in crackdowns on dissent Myanmar’s junta will “annihilate” coup opponents, army chief Min Aung Hlaing said Sunday as the military staged a show of force on the anniversary of its bloodiest crackdown so far on democracy protests. Last year, as …

Myanmar military committed war crimes in Karenni state: Report
2 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar military committed war crimes in Karenni state: Report

Al Jazeera  

Fortify Rights says evidence shows military massacred civilians and used them as cover, as it urges ASEAN to support arms embargo. The Myanmar military has murdered civilians, and used them as human shields, in a series of atrocities in eastern Karenni State that may amount to war crimes, prominent human rights group Fortify Rights said in a new report published …

Violence, protests mark anniversary of Myanmar army rule
2 years, 10 months ago

Violence, protests mark anniversary of Myanmar army rule

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A nationwide strike marked the one-year anniversary Tuesday of the army’s seizure of power in Myanmar, as protests and sporadic violence across the country renewed concern over the ongoing struggle for power. Duwa Lashi La, acting president of the opposition’s National Unity Government, vowed that his group will carry on with the people’s “revolution” against military rule. “The …

Dozens arrested to suppress protests on Myanmar anniversary
2 years, 10 months ago

Dozens arrested to suppress protests on Myanmar anniversary

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Security forces in Myanmar have arrested dozens of people in a preemptive move to suppress plans for a nationwide strike Tuesday on the one-year anniversary of the army’s seizure of power, state-run media reported. Opponents of military rule in the country have called for a “Silent Strike” aimed at emptying the streets of Myanmar’s cities and towns by …

‘Silent strikes’ against military gov’t empty Myanmar streets
3 years ago

‘Silent strikes’ against military gov’t empty Myanmar streets

Al Jazeera  

Such strikes are seen as a safer way to protest as 1,300 people were killed by security forces since a military coup in February. Pro-democracy protesters across cities and towns in Myanmar have staged “silent strikes”, the latest act of resistance against the military government that removed elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi more than 10 months ago. Such actions …

Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing accused of crimes against humanity
3 years ago

Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing accused of crimes against humanity

Al Jazeera  

ICC complaint says coup leader ‘criminally responsible’ for the security forces under his command committing mass atrocity crimes. “The leader of the illegal coup is criminally responsible for the security forces under his command committing mass atrocity crimes,” MAP Director Chris Gunness said in a statement. “The prospects of a conviction are good and we believe that grounds for issuing …

Three feared dead as Myanmar army truck mows down anti-government protesters in Yangon
3 years ago

Three feared dead as Myanmar army truck mows down anti-government protesters in Yangon

Firstpost  

A worker for a local emergency rescue team said two men and a woman in their early 20s were brought to a military hospital for treatment Bangkok: An army vehicle plowed into a peaceful march by anti-government protesters in military-ruled Myanmar’s biggest city, reportedly killing at least three people, witnesses and a protest organizer said. Sunday’s march was one of …

Myanmar forces ‘trapped, killed’ anti-military protesters: HRW
3 years ago

Myanmar forces ‘trapped, killed’ anti-military protesters: HRW

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch alleges Myanmar security forces deliberately encircled and used lethal force on protesters in Yangon. Based on analysis of two videos and satellite imagery, HRW said security forces encircled or “kettled” the protesters between noon and 12:40pm. HRW said it had corroborated witness accounts with videos showing security forces cutting off protesters’ exit routes and deliberately attacking demonstrators …

The coup united the people of Myanmar against oppression
3 years, 2 months ago

The coup united the people of Myanmar against oppression

Al Jazeera  

The Burman majority is finally understanding the abuse ethnic minorities have long been experiencing at the hands of the military. During the Aung San Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy’s five-year rule between 2015-20, I devoted much of my activism to speaking out against their abandonment of democratic and human rights standards and failure to promote peace in areas of …

Myanmar shadow government calls for uprising against military
3 years, 3 months ago

Myanmar shadow government calls for uprising against military

Al Jazeera  

National Unity Government calls on all citizens to ‘revolt against the rule of the military terrorists’ in every corner of the country. “With the responsibility to protect the life and properties of the people, the National Unity Government … launched a people’s defensive war against the military junta,” he said in a video statement posted on Facebook. “We will remove …

Protest erupts at Myanmar’s Insein prison amid COVID outbreak
3 years, 5 months ago

Protest erupts at Myanmar’s Insein prison amid COVID outbreak

Al Jazeera  

Anti-military government chants heard from inside the notorious colonial-era jail, which is used to hold opponents of the February coup. A protest has erupted at a prison in Myanmar’s commercial capital of Yangon against what activists said was a worsening COVID-19 outbreak at the jail, which is used to hold opponents of February’s military takeover. “A riot happened in the …

Thai anti-government protesters clash with police
3 years, 5 months ago

Thai anti-government protesters clash with police

Al Jazeera  

Police used tear gas, water cannon and rubber-coated bullets to disperse protesters trying to march on Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s office to demand he resign over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic effect. Some protesters attacked police and eight police officers and at least one reporter was injured during the clashes on Sunday, police said. Police …

Myanmar: 25 anti-junta fighters and civilians killed during clashes with army in Depayin
3 years, 5 months ago

Myanmar: 25 anti-junta fighters and civilians killed during clashes with army in Depayin

Firstpost  

Residents told AFP that military trucks entered their area and opened fire on a village near the jungle hoping to flush out members of the local defence force Yangon: Twenty-five anti-junta fighters and civilians were killed during clashes with the military in central Myanmar, villagers said Sunday, as locals increasingly take up arms against the regime in the coup-wracked country. …

Myanmar military adopts ‘four cuts’ to stamp out coup opponents
3 years, 5 months ago

Myanmar military adopts ‘four cuts’ to stamp out coup opponents

Al Jazeera  

The tactic targets civilians in bid to stifle support for resistance fighters, but appears to be backfiring. According to Naw Htoo Htoo, programme director of the Karen Human Rights Group, the Tatmadaw’s patterns of violence since the coup mark the continuation of a strategy known as four cuts, which the military began using against Karen people in the 1960s and …

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