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SHOCKING: Myanmar junta rebels dispute deaths in rocket attack - What They Never Told You

Anti-junta fighters walk through a township in the Sagaing region of northwestern Myanmar in August 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Myanmar’s military junta has accused anti-coup fighters of killing 15 civilians in a rocket attack, a claim disputed by the rebels who confirmed a raid but said the dead were members of a pro-military militia.

The country has been in crisis since a 2021 coup that sparked renewed fighting with ethnic rebel groups and led to the creation of dozens of newer People’s Defence Forces (PDF) now battling the junta.

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