A coalition of opposition forces in Myanmar has taken control of the busiest border crossing into Thailand. The military regime which seized power in Myanmar three years ago has suffered another big defeat, this time on the eastern border with Thailand. Troops had suffered weeks of attacks by ethnic Karen insurgents, allied with...
So far, 1,020 #Vietnamese citizens have been brought home on 9 flights from northern #ShanState of Myanmar, with entire cost of repatriation covered by the government.
The military’s long-standing policy of “divide and rule” is breaking down as ethnic resistance groups gain the upper hand across the country. It is notoriously difficult to track battlefield developments in Myanmar’s sprawling civil war. The conflict involves countless armed groups, broadly sorted into territory-holding...
#YANGON : Almost 50,000 people have been #displaced by fighting in northern #Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military two weeks ago, the UN said Friday.
Fighting has raged for two weeks across northern #ShanState near the Chinese border, in what analysts say poses the biggest military challenge to the #junta since it seized power in 2021.
Myanmar military loses border town in another big defeat (www.bbc.com)
A coalition of opposition forces in Myanmar has taken control of the busiest border crossing into Thailand. The military regime which seized power in Myanmar three years ago has suffered another big defeat, this time on the eastern border with Thailand. Troops had suffered weeks of attacks by ethnic Karen insurgents, allied with...
[Op Ed]: Shan State omen: is Myanmar’s Junta losing control of the war? (long form) (thediplomat.com)
The military’s long-standing policy of “divide and rule” is breaking down as ethnic resistance groups gain the upper hand across the country. It is notoriously difficult to track battlefield developments in Myanmar’s sprawling civil war. The conflict involves countless armed groups, broadly sorted into territory-holding...