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Myanmar junta airstrikes kill three civilians sheltering in Rakhine State monastery
The attack on a village north of the town of Ponnagyun comes amid intensifying clashes in nearby Sittwe Township
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Arakan Army detains doctor, two others, in western Myanmar’s Paletwa Township
The reason for the arrests was not clear, but it comes days after 14 others were taken into custody in the township
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Dozens killed by Myanmar junta airstrikes in Rakhine State
Most of the victims were captured regime soldiers and others detained by the Arakan Army, the group said in a statement released on Tuesday
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Photojournalist completes first year of 20-year sentence for typhoon coverage
Sai Zaw Thaike was reporting on the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha for Myanmar Now when he was arrested in May of last year
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Myanmar junta imprisons more than 140 Rakhine State residents for alleged AA ties
Of more than 300 locals arrested in May during a bloody, vengeful junta raid on Byine Phyu village north of Sittwe, 140 have now been handed three-year sentences on terrorism charges for alleged association with the Arakan Army