Flash mobs in Myanmar’s biggest city avoid deadly response
3 years, 10 months ago

Flash mobs in Myanmar’s biggest city avoid deadly response

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A flash mob of mostly young people in Myanmar’s biggest city staged a brief protest march Thursday against military rule, the latest in a series of actions aimed at reducing the chances of a deadly response by the authorities. Protests also took place in other cities and towns including Mandalay, the country’s second biggest city, where Buddhist monks marched, and Dawei in the southeast, where the demonstrators included engineers, teachers, university students and members of LGBT groups. On Wednesday, the anti-military shadow government formed by elected lawmakers who were barred from taking office by the military announced a plan to unify these local groups into a national “People’s Defense Force” which would serve as a precursor to a “Federal Union Army” of democratic forces including ethnic minorities. She said one of the duties of the People’s Defense Force is to protect the country’s resistance movement from military attacks and violence instigated by the junta.

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Myanmar Airstrikes Indiscriminately Target Civilians a Rights Group Says in a New Report
4 months, 2 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
4 months, 2 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 …

A year of attacks by Myanmar's resistance has pushed the military regime close to the brink
5 months ago

A year of attacks by Myanmar's resistance has pushed the military regime close to the brink

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. “To us it doesn't look like there's any viable …

Myanmar ethnic armed groups seize beach resort town; launch attacks on junta
9 months, 1 week 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 …

Myanmar’s military government denies allegations by ethnic army foe that it killed 76 villagers
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar’s civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military
10 months, 3 weeks 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
10 months, 3 weeks 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
10 months, 3 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 …

Ethnic Karen guerrillas in Myanmar leave a town that army lost 2 weeks ago as rival group holds sway
11 months, 1 week ago

Ethnic Karen guerrillas in Myanmar leave a town that army lost 2 weeks ago as rival group holds sway

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Myanmar’s military government have withdrawn from the eastern border town of Myawaddy two weeks after forcing the army to give up its defense, residents and members of the group said Wednesday. The soldiers now encamped next to the 2nd Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge were given at least tacit protection …

Fighting escalates in eastern Myanmar as army holds out against resistance push on key border town
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Fighting escalates in eastern Myanmar as army holds out against resistance push on key border town

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Fighting appeared to be escalating in Myanmar on Wednesday as guerrilla fighters from the Karen ethnic minority and pro-democracy forces battle soldiers holding on to a major trading town on the border with Thailand, witnesses said. The fall of Myawaddy, which is also Myanmar’s most active trade crossing with Thailand, would be another major setback in the army’s …

Myanmar military begins basic training for draftees as resistance forces keep the pressure on
11 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Ethnic guerrillas in Myanmar look set to seize an important town on the Thai border from military
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ethnic guerrillas in Myanmar look set to seize an important town on the Thai border from military

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Guerrilla fighters from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority claimed Monday to be close to seizing control of a major trading town bordering Thailand, as soldiers and civil servants loyal to the military government appeared to be preparing to abandon their positions. The occupation of Myawaddy town by the Karen National Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Karen National …

Myanmar resistance group says its drones hit targets in the capital, but army says it shot them down
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Myanmar resistance group says its drones hit targets in the capital, but army says it shot them down

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 Myanmar’s main pro-democracy resistance group …

‘Fighting spirit’: How Myanmar’s armed resistance is taking new ground
1 year ago

‘Fighting spirit’: How Myanmar’s armed resistance is taking new ground

Al Jazeera  

Commander Khu Reedu was the leader of the attack on Shadaw. The battle finally ended at the golden pagoda in the middle of the town; this is where the last standing SAC troops all died.” The Myanmar ruling military, which calls itself the State Administration Council, has been fighting an armed resistance since launching a vicious crackdown on the mass …

Facing setbacks against resistance forces, Myanmar’s military government activates conscription law
1 year, 1 month ago

Facing setbacks against resistance forces, Myanmar’s military government activates conscription law

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government on Saturday activated for the first time a decade-old conscription law that makes young men and women subject to at least two years of military service if called up, effective immediately. Under the 2010 People’s Military Service Law, passed under a previous military government, men aged 18 to 45 and women 18 to 35 can …

‘Blood and sweat’: Myanmar resistance fights to overturn military coup
1 year, 2 months 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
1 year, 2 months 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 military, ethnic armed groups agree to China-mediated truce
1 year, 2 months 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 …

An air attack in Myanmar kills 17, including children, but the military has denied responsibility
1 year, 2 months 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 …

Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes
1 year, 4 months 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, 4 months 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 admits facing ‘heavy assaults’ from anti-coup forces
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar military admits facing ‘heavy assaults’ from anti-coup forces

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s military regime has admitted it is facing “heavy assaults” by anti-coup forces who began a coordinated offensive at the end of last month, claiming to have taken control of several towns in border areas and dozens of military outposts. Spokesperson Zaw Min Tun said troops were under “heavy assaults from a significant number of armed rebel soldiers” in Shan …

An ethnic resistance group in northern Myanmar says an entire army battalion has surrendered to it
1 year, 4 months ago

An ethnic resistance group in northern Myanmar says an entire army battalion has surrendered to it

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A Myanmar army battalion based near the Chinese border surrendered to an alliance of ethnic armed groups that launched a surprise offensive last month against the military, a spokesperson for one of the groups said Wednesday. The surrender on Sunday of 261 people — 127 soldiers and 134 family members — from the infantry battalion in northeastern Shan …

Myanmar resistance claims first capture of a district capital from the military government
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar resistance claims first capture of a district capital from the military government

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Armed resistance groups fighting Myanmar ‘s military government seized a district capital in the north Monday after taking state offices and a police station in a four-day offensive, according to residents, the country’s major opposition coalition and media reports. Kawlin in Sagaing region is the first administrative capital seized by the resistance forces in continuing strife since the …

Myanmar’s army chief vows counterattacks on armed groups that captured northeastern border towns
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar’s army chief vows counterattacks on armed groups that captured northeastern border towns

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The leader of Myanmar ’s army-installed government said the military will carry out counterattacks against a powerful alliance of ethnic armed groups that has seized towns near the Chinese border in the country’s northeastern and northern regions, state-run media reported Friday. The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper quoted Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing as saying he told …

Northern offensive brings ‘new energy’ to Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance
1 year, 4 months 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 military’s human rights abuses a ‘system exercised from the top’
1 year, 5 months 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 …

Different ethnic rebels launch coordinated 'military operations' across northern Myanmar
1 year, 5 months ago

Different ethnic rebels launch coordinated 'military operations' across northern Myanmar

Firstpost  

The military’s 2021 putsch sparked renewed fighting with powerful, China-backed ethnic rebel groups in northern Shan state, home to a planned billion-dollar rail link, part of Beijing’s Belt and Road global infrastructure project An alliance of Myanmar ethnic rebel groups launched coordinated attacks on the military across the north of the country on Friday morning, rebels and media said. The …

Military attack leaves Myanmar’s displaced civilians with ‘no safe place’
1 year, 5 months ago

Military attack leaves Myanmar’s displaced civilians with ‘no safe place’

Al Jazeera  

Dozens were killed last week when the military bombed a camp for people displaced by decades of conflict. “A seemingly endless spiral of military violence has engulfed all aspects of life in Myanmar.” The recent attack on Mung Lai Hkyet targeted civilians displaced by war since 2011. I feel fearful and anxious about what might happen, while also recalling the …

Myanmar’s military is accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30
1 year, 5 months ago

Myanmar’s military is accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military has been accused of launching an airstrike on a camp for displaced persons in the northern state of Kachin that killed about 30 people, including about a dozen children, Kachin militants and activists and local media said Tuesday. A spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed alarm at the reports of killings and said he …

At least 29 killed in strike on camp for displaced people in Myanmar's Kachin state
1 year, 5 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 …

Myanmar media and resistance force report two dozen fighters killed in army ambush
1 year, 6 months ago

Myanmar media and resistance force report two dozen fighters killed in army ambush

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — About two dozen members of local resistance forces in central Myanmar were killed in an army ambush as they sought to evacuate villagers ahead of a feared attack by the military, according to resistance members and media reports. The total number of resistance fighters killed last Friday near Chay Yar Taw village in Sagaing region’s Myinmu township, if …

Fierce fighting in Myanmar between army, resistance fighters kills at least 26, groups say
1 year, 9 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, 9 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 …

ASEAN relief convoy attacked in Myanmar; no casualties
1 year, 10 months ago

ASEAN relief convoy attacked in Myanmar; no casualties

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A convoy including diplomats representing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on a mission to provide humanitarian assistance to displaced people in strife-torn Myanmar has been ambushed, state media and a member of an ethnic minority militia said Monday. Nay Phone Latt, a spokesperson for the National Unity Government, an underground group that calls itself the country’s legitimate …

Myanmar opposition outfit calls for action against military junta after air raid kills women and children
1 year, 11 months ago

Myanmar opposition outfit calls for action against military junta after air raid kills women and children

The Hindu  

The international community should act against the military junta of Myanmar in the backdrop of the latest airstrike in the country’s Sagaing province that killed at least 60 civilians including women and children, Myanmar’s Opposition leaders have said. In a statement sent to The Hindu, the National Unity Consultative Council consisting of the opposition parties and ethnic groups opposed to …

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, 11 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, 11 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 …

Fighting in Myanmar sends thousands fleeing to Thailand
1 year, 11 months ago

Fighting in Myanmar sends thousands fleeing to Thailand

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — More than 5,000 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand in recent days as fighting between Myanmar’s army and armed resistance groups has intensified in the border area, Thai media and officials said Thursday. At least 5,428 civilians, including more than 800 children, crossed the border by Wednesday night from Myanmar’s Myawaddy district to seek refuge in …

Myanmar military pledges decisive action against opponents
2 years 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 …

Army, resistance trade accusations over Myanmar killings
2 years ago

Army, resistance trade accusations over Myanmar killings

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government has denied reports of a new mass killing of civilians by its troops, instead blaming pro-democracy resistance groups for the deaths of more than 20 people, including three Buddhist monks and a woman. Earlier this month, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk accused the ruling generals of implementing “a scorched earth policy in …

Myanmar army killed 17 people in 2 villages, residents say
2 years 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 …

Residents say Myanmar army killed 17 people in 2 villages
2 years ago

Residents say Myanmar army killed 17 people in 2 villages

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 Soldiers in Myanmar rampaged through several villages, raping, …

‘Mom, please just kill me’: A world looks away from Myanmar’s descent into horror
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Mom, please just kill me’: A world looks away from Myanmar’s descent into horror

CNN  

CNN — Content warning: This story contains descriptions of violence against children and images viewers may find disturbing. AFP/Getty Images At the time, a spokesperson for the military said government forces entered the village of Let Yet Kone to clear rebel “terrorists” and accused the Kachin Independence Army, a rebel group, and the People’s Defence Force, an umbrella organization of …

Myanmar crisis deepens, UN envoy warns of ‘catastrophic toll’
2 years, 5 months ago

Myanmar crisis deepens, UN envoy warns of ‘catastrophic toll’

Al Jazeera  

More than 13.2 million people do not have enough food in Myanmar and 1.3 million are displaced, UN envoy says. United Nations special envoy Noeleen Heyzer has condemned an air raid by Myanmar’s military in northern Kachin state that killed as many as 80 people, as she warned that a human rights and humanitarian crisis in the military-ruled country is …

Myanmar air strike kills at least 50 people during concert held by ethnic minority group
2 years, 5 months ago

Myanmar air strike kills at least 50 people during concert held by ethnic minority group

ABC  

At least 50 people attending a concert put on by an ethnic minority group in Myanmar have been killed in an air strike. Key points: The strike occurred during an anniversary celebration of the Kachin ethnic minority’s main political group Conflict has resumed between the Myanmar army and the Kachin Independence Army since the coup Opposition groups called for United …

Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack killed 60 at celebration
2 years, 5 months ago

Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack killed 60 at celebration

The Hindu  

Air strikes by Myanmar’s military killed more than 60 people, including singers and musicians, attending an anniversary celebration of the Kachin ethnic minority’s main political organisation, members of the group and a rescue worker said Monday. The number of casualties at Sunday night’s celebration by the Kachin Independence Organization in the northern state of Kachin appeared to be the most …

Myanmar army air raids on ethnic rebel group concert ‘kill 60’
2 years, 5 months ago

Myanmar army air raids on ethnic rebel group concert ‘kill 60’

Al Jazeera  

Rebel group says civilians among those killed in aerial attack on event marking founding of Kachin Independence Organisation. Air raids by Myanmar’s military on a celebratory event held by a prominent ethnic rebel group have killed dozens of people, including civilians, the rebels say. Colonel Naw Bu told AFP news agency on Monday that “two Myanmar military jets attacked” the …

Fighting rages in Myanmar as rebels continue to resist military junta one year after coup
2 years, 6 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 …

How the Karen became crucial to Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance
2 years, 10 months ago

How the Karen became crucial to Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance

Al Jazeera  

Long fighting for its own independence, the Karen National Union is providing protection and training to those opposed to the military. When the Myanmar military seized power on February 1 last year, the country’s oldest major ethnic armed group, the Karen National Union, was also one of the first to condemn the coup. “KNU people are very kind and very …

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