Civilians in firing line as conflict returns to Myanmar’s Rakhine
2 years, 3 months ago

Civilians in firing line as conflict returns to Myanmar’s Rakhine

Al Jazeera  

An uneasy truce in the troubled western region appears to have collapsed with the military in open warfare against rebel groups. “Amid fears about inter-communal tension, arbitrary arrests, indiscriminate attacks and destruction to private property, many people have left their villages.” The Arakan Army, which is fighting for greater autonomy for the state, now claims to have 30,000 troops and is one of at least three armed groups, including the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, that are active in northern Rakhine. Nearly two weeks later, the AA retaliated, attacking the military in northern Maungdaw township close to the Bangladeshi border, killing at least four, injuring many others, and taking at least 14 people captive. “Because of the blocked supply chain channel of commodities and local transportation, the local Rohingya and Rakhine are suffering tremendously, leading to hunger, starvation, and malnutrition,” Aung Kyaw Moe, a Rohingya activist and adviser to the human rights ministry of the National Unity Government, established by the politicians the military removed from office, told Al Jazeera. “Rohingya people are trapped between two armed groups,” said Aung Kyaw Moe, the Rohingya activist.

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Myanmar junta air strike kills 40: ethnic armed group, rescue worker
1 day, 5 hours ago

Myanmar junta air strike kills 40: ethnic armed group, rescue worker

The Hindu  

A Myanmar junta air strike killed at least 40 people in a village in western Rakhine state, a rescue worker and ethnic minority armed group told AFP on Thursday. The Rakhine conflict is one element of the bloody chaos that has engulfed Myanmar since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government in a 2021 coup, sparking a widespread …

An army airstrike on a village in western Myanmar has killed at least 40 people, reports say
Trending News
1 day, 8 hours ago

An army airstrike on a village in western Myanmar has killed at least 40 people, reports say

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — An airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group killed about 40 people and injured at least 20 others, officials of the group and a local charity said Thursday. The attack occurred Wednesday in Kyauk Ni Maw village on Ramree island, an area controlled by the ethnic Arakan Army in …

Myanmar’s ethnic group seizes final Army outpost in Maungdaw, gains control of border with Bangladesh
1 month ago

Myanmar’s ethnic group seizes final Army outpost in Maungdaw, gains control of border with Bangladesh

Live Mint  

One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar's army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, gaining full control of the 271-kilometer -long border with Bangladesh. The capture by the Arakan Army makes the group's control of the northern part of Rakhine state complete, and marks another advance …

Myanmar military escalates attacks, rapes, beheadings
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Myanmar Airstrikes Indiscriminately Target Civilians a Rights Group Says in a New Report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar Airstrikes Indiscriminately Target Civilians a Rights Group Says in a New Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Bangkok: Myanmar's military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s southeast since the army seized power in early 2021, a rights group said in a report released Friday. Documented airstrikes on villages examined by researchers from the Karen Human Rights Group based in Myanmar's southeast, are emblematic of a broader assault …

Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s southeast since the army seized power in early 2021, a rights group said in a report released Friday. Documented airstrikes on villages examined by researchers from the Karen Human Rights Group based in Myanmar’s southeast, are emblematic of a broader …

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns
2 months ago

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Myanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine, the United Nations development agency warned in a new report. The U.N. Development Program said in the report issued Thursday that “a perfect storm is brewing” which has put western Rakhine …

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns
2 months ago

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns

New Indian Express  

UNITED NATIONS: Myanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine, the United Nations development agency warned in a new report. The UN Development Program said in the report issued Thursday that “a perfect storm is brewing” which has put western Rakhine “on …

Rohingya forcibly conscripted by rebels in battle against Myanmar military
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rohingya forcibly conscripted by rebels in battle against Myanmar military

ABC  

In the sprawling refugee camps of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, Abdul Kayes* sat hunched and terrified as he recounted a month spent in a nightmare he thought he would never escape. Mr Kayes was one of 10 Rohingya Muslim men from his village who were forcibly conscripted by the Arakan Army, a Buddhist armed group fighting for control in Myanmar's …

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar’s Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting
4 months, 2 weeks ago

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar’s Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The U.N.’s human rights chief joined a chorus of concern Friday for members of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority after many were reported killed in recent fighting between the military government and the Arakan Army, an armed ethnic rebel group. According to a statement from the Geneva office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, …

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar's Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting
4 months, 2 weeks ago

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar's Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.N.’s human rights chief joined a chorus …

The Burning of Buthidaung: Allegations, Denials, and Silence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
5 months, 1 week ago

The Burning of Buthidaung: Allegations, Denials, and Silence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

The Diplomat  

On May 17, the Arakan Army captured the town of Buthidaung in the northern part of Rakhine State in Myanmar’s west. In one response, it said that its actions were “misinterpreted by some Muslim diaspora groups as forced relocations and mass displacement” and that Rohingya diaspora activists were trying to bring “particular attention only to the Buthidaung incident.” It instead …

UN expert warns of looming 'genocidal violence' in Myanmar
6 months ago

UN expert warns of looming 'genocidal violence' in Myanmar

The Hindu  

Myanmar's Rakhine State is facing a terrifying situation similar to the run-up to "genocidal violence" eight years ago against the persecuted Rohingya minority, a UN expert warned on July 4. "The situation in Rakhine State, where the junta is rapidly losing territory to the Arakan Army, is terrifying," Mr. Andrews said. Mr. Andrews, an independent expert appointed by the rights …

Rohingya ‘genocide intensifying’ as war rages in Myanmar’s Rakhine: BROUK
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rohingya ‘genocide intensifying’ as war rages in Myanmar’s Rakhine: BROUK

Al Jazeera  

Warning from rights group comes as fighting between Myanmar’s military and Arakan Army traps Rohingya in the western state. A United Kingdom-based rights group has called for global action over what it called an “intensifying genocide” against Myanmar’s mostly Muslim Rohingya minority as fighting between the Southeast Asian country’s military and a powerful ethnic armed group escalated in the western …

UN World Food Program decries looting and burning of its warehouse in western Myanmar combat zone
6 months, 2 weeks ago

UN World Food Program decries looting and burning of its warehouse in western Myanmar combat zone

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The United Nations’ food agency on Tuesday strongly condemned the looting of food supplies and burning of one of its warehouses over the weekend in a war-torn area in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine. The incident, which happened on Sunday, makes even more desperate a humanitarian crisis caused by bitter fighting between Myanmar’s military government and guerrillas of …

Arakan Army Takes Key Town in Western Myanmar, While Denying Rohingya Attacks
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Arakan Army Takes Key Town in Western Myanmar, While Denying Rohingya Attacks

The Diplomat  

The Arakan Army claimed on May 19 that it had seized control of a strategic town in western Myanmar after weeks of fighting, amid reports of arson attacks and mass displacement of Rohingya communities in the area. In the statement, Turk said that he was "deeply alarmed by reports of renewed violence and property destruction in Buthidaung township.” He added, …

Young men trapped between war and conscription in Myanmar’s Rakhine
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Young men trapped between war and conscription in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Al Jazeera  

Rohingya and ethnic Rakhine see dreams of education and work disappear as conflict escalates in the long-troubled state. “Time that we could’ve spent working on our futures was wasted.” Zubair and Thura Maung are part of a new generation of young people across Myanmar whose lives have been turned upside down by the 2021 military coup. That changed last October, …

Myanmar’s military government denies allegations by ethnic army foe that it killed 76 villagers
7 months ago

Myanmar’s military government denies allegations by ethnic army foe that it killed 76 villagers

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A spokesperson for Myanmar’s military government denied accusations that army troops and their local allies killed 76 people when they entered a village last week in the western state of Rakhine, state-controlled media reported Wednesday. Rakhine has become a focal point for Myanmar’s nationwide civil war, in which pro-democracy guerrillas and ethnic minority armed forces battle the country’s …

Myanmar's military government denies allegations by ethnic army foe that it killed 76 villagers
7 months ago

Myanmar's military government denies allegations by ethnic army foe that it killed 76 villagers

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A spokesperson for Myanmar’s military government denied accusations …

Violence in Myanmar Forces 45,000 Rohingya to Flee
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Violence in Myanmar Forces 45,000 Rohingya to Flee

Deccan Chronicle  

The United Nations has reported that intensifying violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has driven 45,000 Rohingya to seek refuge, amid accusations of severe human rights violations including beheadings and burnings of property. Renewed clashes erupted after the Arakan Army attacked government forces in November, breaking a ceasefire that had lasted since a 2021 military coup. The Rohingya, a Muslim minority …

Some 45,000 Rohingya flee amid allegations of beheading, burning in Myanmar
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Some 45,000 Rohingya flee amid allegations of beheading, burning in Myanmar

Al Jazeera  

Escalating violence in conflict-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine State has forced another 45,000 minority Rohingya to flee, the United Nations warned, amid allegations of beheadings, killings and burnings of property. “An estimated 45,000 Rohingya have reportedly fled to an area on the Naf River near the border with Bangladesh, seeking protection,” she said, as she urged the protection of civilians according to …

UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
7 months, 2 weeks ago

UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office warned Friday of “frightening and disturbing reports” about the impact of new violence in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine, pointing to new attacks on Rohingya civilians by the military and an ethnic armed group fighting it. Throssell denounced signs of new attacks on Rohingya civilians by Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army, the …

‘Nowhere to go’: Rohingya face arson attacks in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Nowhere to go’: Rohingya face arson attacks in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

Al Jazeera  

Rohingya, targeted by the Myanmar military in 2017, are caught in the middle as the Arakan Army and military battle in the western state. Fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army has escalated in the western state of Rakhine in recent days, putting thousands of mostly Muslim Rohingya who live in the area at increased risk. “What we’re …

Myanmar rebel group claims control of town, Muslim Rohingya flee again
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar rebel group claims control of town, Muslim Rohingya flee again

ABC  

In short: A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group has seized control of a town in western Rakhine state. Khine Thu Kha, a spokesman for the Arakan Army, said its soldiers had taken Buthidaung near Myanmar's border with Bangladesh, marking another defeat for the ruling junta that is fighting opposition groups on multiple fronts. Junta's biggest challenge Myanmar has been in …

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
7 months, 3 weeks ago

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again

Hindustan Times  

BANGKOK — A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state of Rakhine claimed Saturday to have seized a town near the border with Bangladesh, marking the latest in a series of victories for foes of the country’s military government. As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas …

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
7 months, 3 weeks ago

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state of Rakhine claimed Saturday to have seized a town near the border with Bangladesh, marking the latest in a series of victories for foes of the country’s military government. Members of the state’s Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority, targets of deadly army-directed violence in 2017, …

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
7 months, 3 weeks ago

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military …

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

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

Associated Press  

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. “That’s new.” In this undated photo released by the Free Burma Rangers, a mother prays for her 17-year-old daughter after …

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

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

LA Times  

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. “That’s new.” Military forces now control less than half the country, but are holding on tenaciously to much of central Myanmar including the …

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

Powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to capture base and hundreds of soldiers
8 months ago

Powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to capture base and hundreds of soldiers

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A powerful ethnic minority armed group battling Myanmar’s army in the country’s west claimed Monday to have taken hundreds of government soldiers prisoner when it captured a major command post. Myanmar’s military government made no immediate comment, and the spokesperson of the Arakan Army did not respond to questions sent by The Associated Press. Ethnic Rakhine nationalists aligned …

Myanmar military begins basic training for draftees as resistance forces keep the pressure on
9 months ago

Myanmar military begins basic training for draftees as resistance forces keep the pressure on

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military has begun basic training at military bases and schools across the country for draftees called up under the country’s recently activated conscription law, state-run media reported on Tuesday. The authorities activated the conscription law in February in a bid to to replenish the ranks that have been depleted in nationwide battles against ethnic minority armed groups …

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?

Al Jazeera  

A recent surge in violence by armed groups in Myanmar is causing upheaval and displacement among Rohingya once again. The military extended the country’s state of emergency in January and announced a new, mandatory conscription programme in February, which many fear may also disproportionately affect the Rohingya people. “The Myanmar junta has been indiscriminately bombing Rohingya areas in different townships …

UN’s Guterres decries violence in Myanmar as military airstrikes kill at least 25 Rohingya in west
9 months, 3 weeks ago

UN’s Guterres decries violence in Myanmar as military airstrikes kill at least 25 Rohingya in west

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Military airstrikes in western Myanmar killed at least 25 members of the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority, including children, local media reported, prompting the U.N. chief to express concerns over the escalating violence. Myanmar’s military is increasingly using airstrikes to counter the widespread armed struggle against its rule since its seized power from the elected government of Aung San …

UN ‘alarmed’ by reports of civilian casualties in Myanmar air attacks
9 months, 3 weeks ago

UN ‘alarmed’ by reports of civilian casualties in Myanmar air attacks

Al Jazeera  

Continuing air raids in the restive country’s Rakhine state are reported to have killed dozens. Antonio Guterres called for calm late on Monday following reports that continuing air attacks on villages in the restive country’s Rakhine state have killed dozens. Clashes have rocked the western state since the Arakan Army attacked security forces in November, ending a ceasefire that had …

Leave Rakhine state, says India in first advisory to citizens in Myanmar
11 months ago

Leave Rakhine state, says India in first advisory to citizens in Myanmar

Hindustan Times  

India on Tuesday issued the first advisory for its citizens in Myanmar following a sharp downturn in the security situation, asking citizens to immediately leave Rakhine state. Rakhine state is among the areas where armed ethnic groups have registered significant successes against Myanmar’s junta since three powerful organisations launched an offensive last October. “In view of the deteriorating security situation, …

For the first time, Myanmar forces flee into Bangladesh during fighting with an ethnic armed group
11 months ago

For the first time, Myanmar forces flee into Bangladesh during fighting with an ethnic armed group

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — More than 100 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police have fled their posts and taken shelter in Bangladesh to escape fighting between Myanmar security forces and an ethnic minority army, an official with Bangladesh’s border agency said Monday. It is the first time that Myanmar forces have been known to flee into Bangladesh since an alliance of …

Ethnic armed group seizes key town in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ethnic armed group seizes key town in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Live Mint  

The Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group in western Myanmar's Rakhine state, has declared control over the port town of Paletwa, situated on the Kaladan River, sharing borders with India and Bangladesh, as per a Reuters report. In a statement on January 14, AA spokesperson Khine Thu Kha addressed concerns about border stability, expressing the group's commitment to cooperating with …

An air attack in Myanmar kills 17, including children, but the military has denied responsibility
1 year ago

An air attack in Myanmar kills 17, including children, but the military has denied responsibility

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on a village under the control of the pro-democracy resistance in the country’s northwest have killed at least 17 civilians, including nine children, local residents and a human rights group said Sunday. The country’s independent online media and the BBC’s Myanmar-language service reported the air attack Sunday, but the military government denied responsibility, claiming …

Air attack in northwestern Myanmar kills 17, including children, but military denies responsibility
1 year ago

Air attack in northwestern Myanmar kills 17, including children, but military denies responsibility

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on …

A fire in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh guts more than 1,000 shelters
1 year ago

A fire in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh guts more than 1,000 shelters

The Hindu  

A fire raced through a crammed camp of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh's southern coastal district of Cox’s Bazar, gutting more than 1,000 shelters and leaving thousands homeless, a fire official and the United Nations said on Sunday. The fire broke out around midnight on Saturday at Kutupalong camp in Ukhiya and spread quickly, fanned by strong winds, Shafiqul Islam, head …

A fire in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh guts more than 1,000 shelters
1 year ago

A fire in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh guts more than 1,000 shelters

Hindustan Times  

Cox Bazar, Jan 7 A fire raced through a crammed camp of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh's southern coastal district of Cox's Bazar, gutting more than 1,000 shelters and leaving thousands homeless, a fire official and the United Nations said on Sunday. HT Image The fire broke out around midnight on Saturday at Kutupalong camp in Ukhiya and spread quickly, fanned …

A fire in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh guts more than 1,000 shelters
1 year ago

A fire in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh guts more than 1,000 shelters

Associated Press  

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — A fire raced through a crammed camp of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s southern coastal district of Cox’s Bazar, gutting more than 1,000 shelters and leaving thousands homeless, a fire official and the United Nations said Sunday. “We took about two hours to get the blaze under control, engaging 10 fire units from Ukhiya and other stations …

The Rohingya: A Forgotten and Friendless People
1 year ago

The Rohingya: A Forgotten and Friendless People

The Diplomat  

In the middle of November, boats began washing up on the beaches of Aceh in western Indonesia. “Six years after most of them fled Myanmar’s Rakhine State,” the ICG report stated, “the almost one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are no closer to returning home.” At the same time conditions in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar are deteriorating as …

Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The current operation is a great opportunity to change …

Myanmar’s military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar’s military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — About two weeks into a major offensive against Myanmar’s military-run government by an alliance of three well-armed militias of ethnic minorities, an army captain, fighting in a jungle area near the northeastern border with China, lamented that he’d never seen such intense action. “This is the biggest battlefield challenge that the Myanmar military has faced for decades,” Richard …

Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The current operation is a great opportunity to change …

As fighting surges in Myanmar, an airstrike in the west reportedly kills 11 civilians
1 year, 1 month ago

As fighting surges in Myanmar, an airstrike in the west reportedly kills 11 civilians

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on a village in a western region have killed at least 11 civilians, including eight children, a leading opposition group and residents of the area said Friday. Ngai Tam Maung, a deputy minister of the humanitarian affairs and disaster management in the National Unity Government, which leads the opposition to army rule and serves …

Myanmar military shells Rakhine town seized by ethnic minority fighters
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar military shells Rakhine town seized by ethnic minority fighters

The Hindu  

Myanmar's military shelled a town in western Rakhine state and used helicopters to attack fighters from an ethnic minority there on Thursday, residents and local media said. AA fighters had taken "complete control" of the town of Pauktaw, 25 kilometres east of the state capital Sittwe, a resident told AFP after requesting anonymity for security reasons. Three Rohingya were killed …

Vantage | Why fires of rebellion in Myanmar wont's leave India unscathed
1 year, 1 month ago

Vantage | Why fires of rebellion in Myanmar wont's leave India unscathed

Firstpost  

In the tumultuous landscape of Southeast Asia, Myanmar finds itself entangled in a complex web of conflict. Mizoram, Inspector General of Police, Lalbiakthanga Khiangte, said, “This morning again we still captured two Myanmar army and apart from that another one is also injured, that is already admitted in Champhai Civil Hospital yesterday evening itself. Humanitarian crisis The crisis intensifies as …

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