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Myanmar's military says it has recaptured a key central town from ethnic rebels

Myanmar’s military claims it has taken back control of a major district capital in northern Shan State more than a year after losing it to an armed ethnic minority rebel group

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Myanmar military claims recapture of strategic town from rebel force

Ta’ang National Liberation Army rebels did not acknowledge the loss of Nawnghkio, saying they moved to ‘safe locations’.

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Myanmar's military government recaptures strategic town from rebels - report

State media in Myanmar say the Southeast Asian nation's military government has recaptured a strategic gateway town after nearly a year of effort, marking a rare turnaround in the country’s northeast, where an alliance of ethnic rebel militias seized a large swath of territory in an offensive that began in…

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Rescue efforts from Myanmar's deadly earthquake wind down as death toll exceeds 3,500

Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar’s devastating March 28 earthquake are winding down, as rescue efforts get supplanted by increasing relief and recovery activity, with the death toll from the disaster surpassing 3,500 and still climbing

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

Three well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a strategic stalemate with the regime’s military with rapid gains of huge swaths of territory that inspired others to attack around the country

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Fierce fighting breaks out as militias launch new attacks against regime in Myanmar's civil war

New fighting has broken out in northeastern Myanmar, bringing an end to a Chinese-brokered cease-fire and putting pressure on the military regime as it faces attacks from resistance forces on multiple fronts in the country’s civil war

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Over 100 Myanmar Security Forces Seek Refuge in Bangladesh

Over 100 Myanmar Border Guard Police flee to Bangladesh as fighting ensues between Myanmar security forces and ethnic minority army in Rakhine state.

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What is Myanmar’s Three Brotherhood Alliance that’s resisting the military?

The alliance has seen recent gains over military troops, but its successes are limited.

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The Myanmar military says it and ethnic guerrilla groups have agreed to an immediate cease-fire

Myanmar’s military said it has reached a cease-fire agreement with an alliance of three ethnic minority guerrilla groups that it has been battling in the north

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Myanmar says an ethnic alliance has seized a key city bordering China

The military government acknowledged it withdrew forces from a city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by an alliance of ethnic armed groups it has been battling for months.

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Myanmar confirms that a key northeastern city near China has been seized by an armed ethnic alliance

Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it withdrew its forces from a key city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by an alliance of ethnic armed groups it has been battling for months

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Armed ethnic alliance in northern Myanmar is said to have seized a city that was a key goal

An alliance of ethnic armed groups in northeastern Myanmar has reportedly achieved one of the main goals it set when it launched an offensive last October by taking control of Laukkaing, a key city on the border with China

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Myanmar's military should be investigated for war crimes, Amnesty International says

The human rights group Amnesty International has accused the Myanmar military of indiscriminate killings and using banned cluster munitions in response to the offensive launched by a coalition of ethnic militias in the northeast and and the west of the country

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Tentative truce shows China’s influence – and its limits – in Myanmar

Close to the generals and ethnic armed groups behind a major offensive, Beijing brought both to the table – briefly.

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Myanmar's military government says China brokered peace talks to de-escalate fighting in northeast

Myanmar’s military government has confirmed it's been holding talks, brokered by China, with representatives of an alliance of ethnic minority armed groups against which it is engaged in fierce combat in the country’s northeast

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

A major offensive against Myanmar’s military-run government by an alliance of three militias of ethnic minorities has been moving at lightning speed, inspiring resistance forces around the country to attack

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Myanmar and China conduct naval drills together as fighting surges in border area

Myanmar and China are conducting naval drills together as the military government in the Southeast Asian nation loses ground in the northeast to a coalition of armed ethnic militias that also has strong ties to Beijing

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

A Myanmar army battalion based near the Chinese border has reportedly surrendered to an alliance of ethnic armed groups that launched a surprise offensive last month in the country’s northeast

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Myanmar ethnic alliance fighters attack border outposts as civilians flee

Arakan Army says it seized military posts in western Rakhine state as people in neighbouring Chin state flee to India.

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About 90,000 people displaced by Myanmar conflict: UN

Aid efforts are struggling as fighting between Myanmar’s military and ethnic armed groups intensifies.

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Myanmar's military chief says a major offensive by ethnic groups was funded by the drug trade

The head of Myanmar’s military government has charged that a major offensive in the country’s northeast by an alliance of armed ethnic minority organizations was funded in part by profits earned by one of the groups from the region’s lucrative drug trade

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

The leader of Myanmar’s army-installed government has declared its military will carry out counterattacks against a powerful alliance of ethnic armed groups

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

Alliance of ethnic armed groups says it has taken a key border town and overrun dozens of military bases.

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Alliance of 3 ethnic rebel groups carries out coordinated attacks in northeastern Myanmar

An alliance of ethnic rebel groups has launched a coordinated offensive in northeastern Myanmar to seize military targets in areas near the Chinese border

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