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Myanmar junta launches first drone attack on Karen National Union headquarters
The unprecedented targeting of the Karen ethnic organisation’s Hpa-an District command centre comes a week after members of the group’s armed wing reportedly killed three junta soldiers involved in census-taking, but the regime’s motives remain unclear
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Kachin fighters seize second Border Guard Force station near China-Myanmar trade hub
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and its allies have gained control of the towns of Chipwe, Tsawlaw, and Pangwa in the Border Guard Force (BGF)-controlled Special Region 1 of Kachin State since late September
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‘Peace mediator’ shot amid intense fighting near jade town of Hpakant
A battle broke out between Myanmar army troops stationed at a village hotel and KIA-led anti-junta forces, reportedly escalating due to the soldiers’ having trapped civilians inside the hotel and the KIA blocking access to the village in response
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Myanmar military launches airstrike on KIA stronghold
The attack comes as the powerful Kachin armed group intensifies its anti-regime offensive in Kachin State
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Thousands stranded by massive flooding in Kachin capital
Residents of Myitkyina say that many remain in need of rescue as water levels in the city continue to rise
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