The commander of an independent armed resistance group surrendered to Myanmar’s military regime along with his family on Wednesday, sources close to the publicly mandated National Unity Government (NUG) said.
Before its leader’s surrender, the Burma National Revolutionary Army (BNRA) had clashed with the People’s Defence Forces (PDF)—the armed wing of the NUG—due to disputes over the control of security checkpoints and the collection of tax from civilians in Sagaing Region’s Pale Township.
The NUG, a publicly mandated cabinet of ministers opposed to military rule in Myanmar, issued a statement on Thursday accusing BNRA commander Naing Lin, who also uses. . .
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