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Myanmar resistance forces shoot down junta fighter jet near Sagaing-Magway border
The People’s Liberation Army said it downed the aircraft during a battle with junta troops at an outpost in Sagaing’s Pale Township
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Ex-ambassador gunned down in Yangon
Cho Tun Aung, a retired army general and former ambassador, was shot dead at his home on Thursday, according to the group claiming responsibility
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Under pressure from China, MNDAA agrees to withdraw from Lashio before month’s end
The ethnic Kokang armed group is expected to begin pulling out of northern Shan State’s largest city, which it captured late last year, on April 21
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Myanmar junta admits to firing on Chinese Red Cross aid convoy
Myanmar’s military junta has confirmed in a statement that its troops opened fire on a Chinese Red Cross aid convoy on Tuesday as it was en route to assist victims of the earthquake that struck Sagaing and Mandalay regions last Friday.The incident occurred at around 9:30pm as the convoy, consisting of nine vehicles, was traveling in northern Shan State’s Nawnghkio Township, the statement by junta spokesperson Maj-Gen Zaw Min Tun said.The location of the attack was near Ohn Ma Thee, a village located around 10 miles southwest of the town of Nawnghkio, which is currently under the control of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), an ethnic armed group operating in the region. A Chinese Red Cross convoy truck, clearly identified with signs in Chinese and Burmese The area is an active conflict zone, where junta warplanes reportedly bombed two nearby villages on Monday, injuring five local civilians.According to Zaw Min Tun, the military opened fire on the convoy from a distance of about 100-200 meters as the vehicles attempted to pass through a security checkpoint. “We attempted to stop the convoy, but they refused to stop. After that, we fired warning shots from about 100 meters away, and we…
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Myanmar junta blocks quake coverage as death toll jumps to 1,700
As the scale of the disaster becomes apparent, concerns are growing about the regime’s efforts to restrict flows of information