Myanmar: Five protesters explain why they will not give up
3 years, 11 months ago

Myanmar: Five protesters explain why they will not give up

Al Jazeera  

More than 500 have died, but protesters say they must continue fight to avoid a return to Myanmar’s dark past. “Incredibly, although the Civil Disobedience Movement comprises unarmed protesters with their flimsy homemade tin shields and hats, they have been able to deny the ‘mighty’ Tatmadaw the things they most crave: control over the country and economic stability,” said Gwen Robinson, a senior fellow at Chulalongkorn University’s Institute of Security and International Studies in Bangkok, and editor-at-large at the Nikkei Asian Review. The front-line protester “Fox” said he and his group demonstrated peacefully until the military started killing their friends: “That’s when we decided we would fight back”. Location – Ahlone township – Myanmar labour news#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#Mar18Coup pic.twitter.com/3ohfmB4iBY — pyaezone March 18, 2021 Al Jazeera was not able to independently verify the death, but Fox sees the protester’s murder as a warning from the military that, “this is what is going to happen to you if you keep doing this”. “The ones I have worked with have not been caught, and I hope it stays that way.” Thet says she admires protesters’ creativity and the humour of the civil disobedience movement: “I have an immense love and respect for our citizens, there are some ways in which I think our country is full of loveable comedians who are trying to bring life into everything they are doing.

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

‘Blood and sweat’: Myanmar resistance fights to overturn military coup
1 year, 1 month 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 …

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 military’s human rights abuses a ‘system exercised from the top’
1 year, 4 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 …

They Supported Air Strike Victims. Then They Were Doxed and Arrested
1 year, 5 months ago

They Supported Air Strike Victims. Then They Were Doxed and Arrested

Wired  

Since taking power in a coup two years ago, Myanmar’s military junta has suppressed people's rights, cracked down on opposition, and used deadly force against civilians. Following the strike, pro-junta Telegram channels systematically doxed people who showed support for the victims on social media, new research shared with WIRED shows. The revelations from Myanmar Witness, a project run by the …

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 …

15 killed in attack on Myanmar village; military says pro-democracy fighters hit civilians
1 year, 8 months ago

15 killed in attack on Myanmar village; military says pro-democracy fighters hit civilians

The Hindu  

Myanmar's military-controlled government is accusing pro-democracy fighters of killing 15 civilians in a nighttime mortar attack in a restive central area of the country, charges denied by the guerrilla group. A report Thursday in the state-run Myanma Alinn newspaper said so-called People's Defense Forces attacked the village of Ngwe Twin in the southern part of the Sagaing region at 4 …

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 …

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 …

At least 50 people killed as Myanmar military attacks rebel gathering
1 year, 11 months ago

At least 50 people killed as Myanmar military attacks rebel gathering

ABC  

At least 50 people have been killed in central Myanmar in an air strike by the military on an event attended by opponents to its rule, according to media and members of a local resistance movement. Key points: News reports say between 50 and 100 people, including civilians, had died in the attack on Tuesday A member of the local …

Young, rebellious and the Myanmar military’s ‘worst enemy’
2 years, 5 months ago

Young, rebellious and the Myanmar military’s ‘worst enemy’

Al Jazeera  

Young people are leading opposition to the coup and have not been deterred by the military’s harassment, surveillance and brutality. “It is destroying our country and future society.” Al Jazeera spoke to eight people in their 20s and early 30s from Myanmar’s southernmost Tanintharyi region, where local armed resistance groups have gathered strength over the past year and the military …

UN Myanmar expert warns of ‘lost generation’ of children
2 years, 9 months ago

UN Myanmar expert warns of ‘lost generation’ of children

Al Jazeera  

The world risks creating a “lost generation” of children in Myanmar unless it takes immediate steps to protect them from the violence perpetrated by the military since it seized power in February 2021, a United Nations human rights expert has said. “The junta’s relentless attacks on children underscore the generals’ depravity and willingness to inflict immense suffering on innocent victims …

Myanmar will ‘annihilate’ coup opponents: Military ruler
3 years ago

Myanmar will ‘annihilate’ coup opponents: Military ruler

Al Jazeera  

The army chief made the threat as the military staged a show of force on the anniversary of its bloodiest crackdown. Myanmar’s military ruler has vowed to “annihilate” the anti-coup protesters during a speech on Armed Forces Day, as the opponents of last year’s coup pledged to fight on. Across the country, “People’s Defence Force” fighters – often armed with …

Myanmar defectors describe military culture of abuse, fear
3 years ago

Myanmar defectors describe military culture of abuse, fear

Al Jazeera  

Defectors say at least 2,500 soldiers have deserted Myanmar’s military to join the resistance since last year’s coup. “Should the Tatmadaw not exist, then Myanmar would become a slave state of the West and Buddism would cease to exist in the country.” He explained that most of the lower-ranking soldiers are “brutalized into buying into the propaganda,” but many officers …

Violence, protests mark anniversary of Myanmar army rule
3 years, 1 month 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
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Myanmar authorities arrest dozens ahead of planned protests
3 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar authorities arrest dozens ahead of planned protests

ABP News  

Bangkok, Jan 31 : 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. The military's Feb 1, 2021 takeover ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose National League for Democracy party was …

Death, danger, despair: A year in Myanmar under the military
3 years, 1 month ago

Death, danger, despair: A year in Myanmar under the military

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 WIDOW: “HE SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED” Before his death, …

Myanmar military reverts to strategy of massacres, burnings
3 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar military reverts to strategy of massacres, burnings

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — When the young farmhand returned to his village in Myanmar, he found the still smoldering corpses in a circle in a burned-out hut, some with their limbs tied. The Myanmar military had stormed Done Taw at 11 a.m. on Dec. 7, he told the AP, with about 50 soldiers hunting people on foot, killing 10 people including five …

Paing Takhon: Myanmar celebrity jailed for three years for taking part in mass anti-military coup protests
3 years, 3 months ago

Paing Takhon: Myanmar celebrity jailed for three years for taking part in mass anti-military coup protests

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 A prominent celebrity actor and …

‘Silent strikes’ against military gov’t empty Myanmar streets
3 years, 3 months 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 …

Witness, official: Myanmar troops massacre 11 civilians
3 years, 3 months ago

Witness, official: Myanmar troops massacre 11 civilians

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar government troops rounded up villagers, some believed to be children, tied them up and slaughtered them, according to a witness and other reports. “Our contacts are saying these were just boys and young people who were villagers who were caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Opposition spokesperson, Dr. Sasa, said the attack began after …

Three feared dead as Myanmar army truck mows down anti-government protesters in Yangon
3 years, 3 months 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 military truck rams into peaceful protesters
3 years, 3 months ago

Myanmar military truck rams into peaceful protesters

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 At least five persons were …

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

Concerned United Nations can only sidestep Myanmar crisis
3 years, 5 months ago

Concerned United Nations can only sidestep Myanmar crisis

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 In his speech last week …

The coup united the people of Myanmar against oppression
3 years, 5 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 …

Deadly unrest in Myanmar as opposition urges ‘defensive war’
3 years, 6 months ago

Deadly unrest in Myanmar as opposition urges ‘defensive war’

Al Jazeera  

Opposition to launch a campaign urging the UN to recognise the National Unity Government as Myanmar’s legitimate representative amid escalating violence. At least 20 people have been killed in fighting between militias and Myanmar’s security forces, according to witnesses and Myanmar media, in the worst violence since opponents of the military government called this week for a “people’s defensive war”. …

Myanmar diplomat alerts UN to alleged military ‘massacre’
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar diplomat alerts UN to alleged military ‘massacre’

Al Jazeera  

Kyaw Moe Tun tells UN that at least 40 people, including a child, were killed in the Sagaing area in July. Kyaw Moe Tun sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres saying 40 bodies had been found in Kani township in the Sagaing area of northwestern Myanmar in July, the AFP news agency reported on Wednesday. “We cannot let …

Protest erupts at Myanmar’s Insein prison amid COVID outbreak
3 years, 8 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 …

Myanmar: 25 anti-junta fighters and civilians killed during clashes with army in Depayin
3 years, 8 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, 8 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 …

Myanmar military targets lawyers defending political prisoners
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar military targets lawyers defending political prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Lawyers in Myanmar say situation becoming ‘very VERY difficult’ as regime steps up arrests and harassment. As Myanmar’s military struggles to consolidate its control over a country in revolt, it has increasingly targeted a different type of resistance: lawyers defending political prisoners. “Both lawyers had been hiding in Myawaddy since they heard they will be detained soon … Until today, …

HRW says Myanmar teenager tortured, subjected to mock burial
3 years, 9 months ago

HRW says Myanmar teenager tortured, subjected to mock burial

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch says Myanmar security forces beat 17-year-old boy and buried him up to his neck as part of a mock burial. In a new report on Tuesday, the rights group said the teenager was one among many people who have been subject to torture, beatings and other ill-treatment since Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup on February …

‘I’m somewhere safe’: Journalists hiding from Myanmar’s military
3 years, 9 months ago

‘I’m somewhere safe’: Journalists hiding from Myanmar’s military

Al Jazeera  

More than 6,000 people have been detained since the coup, and journalists – both local and foreign – are one of many groups being targeted. I still speak to people in Myanmar almost every day – checking in with friends and contacting people as part of my news coverage. “I can’t say where I am but I can say I’m …

‘Our only option’: Myanmar civilians take up arms for democracy
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Our only option’: Myanmar civilians take up arms for democracy

Al Jazeera  

Civilian forces are training with ethnic armed groups and setting up cells in the cities, but face a formidably armed military. “When I saw the military kill civilians, I felt really sad and troubled… I came to the mindset that I’m fighting for the people against evil military dictators.” Andrew is among growing numbers of civilians across the country, many …

Myanmar’s pro-Rohingya social media campaign gathers mass support
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar’s pro-Rohingya social media campaign gathers mass support

Al Jazeera  

Since the military coup, an anti-military movement demanding a return to democracy has grown to include fighting for ethnic minority rights. Since the military overthrew civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power in a February 1 coup, an anti-military movement demanding a return to democracy has grown to include fighting for ethnic minority rights. Local media also showed a …

‘A humanitarian disaster in the making’ in Myanmar’s Chin State
3 years, 10 months ago

‘A humanitarian disaster in the making’ in Myanmar’s Chin State

Al Jazeera  

Men in embattled town of Mindat flee to the hills as military steps up crack down on resistance to February 1 coup. The military, also known as the Tatmadaw, has described the violence in Mindat as a response to “armed terrorists,” referring to civilian defence forces, which have taken up arms in recent weeks, and said its forces returned fire …

’No sign’ of end to brutal crackdown in Myanmar: UN
3 years, 10 months ago

’No sign’ of end to brutal crackdown in Myanmar: UN

Live Mint  

One hundred days since the Myanmar military coup, the "brutal" repression of protesters has continued, despite all international efforts to end the violence, the UN rights office said on Tuesday. Addressing a media briefing, the OHCHR spokesperson Rupert Colville said, "The military authorities are showing no sign of letting up in their brutal crackdown on opponents in a bid to …

Myanmar junta brands ousted lawmakers ‘terrorists’
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar junta brands ousted lawmakers ‘terrorists’

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s junta has labeled a shadow government of lawmakers and politicians ousted in a February coup and a people’s defense force that is being set up to confront security forces as terrorist groups. The junta has previously accused them of treason, and the announcement on state TV Saturday said they were being branded terrorists because of their participation …

Myanmar anti-coup cage fighter arrested as protests continue
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar anti-coup cage fighter arrested as protests continue

Al Jazeera  

Warrantless arrests reported across the country as military struggles to assert control amid defiant protest and mounting death toll. A popular mixed martial arts fighter who joined anti-coup protests in Myanmar has been wounded by a homemade bomb and later arrested following an alleged blast – among many others in at least three cities – as the military government struggles …

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 …

Myanmar’s military disappearing young men to crush uprising
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar’s military disappearing young men to crush uprising

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Myanmar’s security forces moved in and the street lamps went black. Then a man’s scream: “HELP!” When the military’s trucks finally rolled away, Shwe and her family emerged to look for her 15-year-old brother. “I had a feeling that he might be taken.” Across the country, Myanmar’s security forces are arresting and forcibly disappearing thousands of people, …

Myanmar's military disappearing young men to crush uprising
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar's military disappearing young men to crush uprising

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. Then a man’s scream: “HELP!” When the military’s trucks …

Bomb blasts, protests as Myanmar enters fourth month under coup
3 years, 10 months ago

Bomb blasts, protests as Myanmar enters fourth month under coup

Al Jazeera  

Candle-lit vigils and flash protests continue overnight as security forces have reportedly taken into custody more civilians. Explosions have rocked Myanmar’s largest city Yangon as protesters held flash marches for democracy and overnight candle-lit vigils, defying a brutal military leadership that has held onto power for three bloody months. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar pic.twitter.com/NUAEtmhFYw — Myanmar Now May 1, 2021 ‘They made people …

Myanmar junta wants 'stability' before heeding pleas on violence
3 years, 11 months ago

Myanmar junta wants 'stability' before heeding pleas on violence

The Hindu  

Myanmar's junta said on Tuesday it would heed regional pleas to stop violence only when the country "returns to stability", as fresh fighting erupted with a major ethnic rebel group along its eastern border. On Tuesday, Myanmar's State Administrative Council -- as the junta dubs itself -- said it would consider the "constructive suggestions made by ASEAN leaders when the …

1 Killed, Several Injured as Myanmar Military Shoots at Protesting Medical Workers
3 years, 11 months ago

1 Killed, Several Injured as Myanmar Military Shoots at Protesting Medical Workers

News 18  

Myanmar’s military opened fire on protesting healthcare workers on Thursday, killing at least one bystander as the demonstrators fled for safety to a nearby mosque. The country has been in uproar since the military seized power from civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, triggering a massive uprising that the junta has sought to quell using lethal force. …

Casualties reported as Myanmar forces fire at Mandalay protesters
3 years, 11 months ago

Casualties reported as Myanmar forces fire at Mandalay protesters

Al Jazeera  

Medical workers, who have been at the forefront of the campaign against the coup, lead protests on the third day of country’s New Year. At least one person has been reported killed and several injured after Myanmar security forces opened fire on a pro-democracy protest by medical workers in the city of Mandalay, according to local media on Thursday, with …

Myanmar junta attacks again as spokesman defends crackdown
3 years, 11 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 …

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