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Junta Troops Seize Orphanage During Battle...
Junta soldiers sheltered in an orphanage in central Myanmar to deter resistance groups from attacking, locals and People’s Defense Forces told Radio Free Asia on Tuesday.
Myanmar Junta Recruiting Former Resistance Fighters...
Resistance fighters who surrendered to the junta in southwestern Myanmar are now being enlisted by the regime’s military, anti-junta militia members told Radio Free Asia.
Myanmar Villagers Find 18 Burnt Bodies...
Villagers uncovered 18 charred bodies after junta forces burned homes in a village in central Myanmar, residents and defense forces told Radio Free Asia.
Tens of Thousands Flee Intensifying Clashes...
An intensification of fighting between ethnic Arakan Army fighters and junta troops in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state has caused tens of thousands of villagers to flee four major townships in anticipation of additional clashes, residents said Friday.
Myanmar’s Junta Fires into Rakhine Villages,...
Junta bombing in western Myanmar killed four people, locals told Radio Free Asia on Tuesday.Heavy artillery fired at Rakhine state’s War Shee Lar village on Monday evening exploded, injuring seven people. Five of the seven are in critical condition and were sent to Buthidaung Hospital in the township’s capital.
Hundreds of Myanmar Villagers Report Diseases...
Residents in northern Myanmar are contracting diseases from nearby chemical waste, residents told Radio Free Asia. In Kachin state, rare earth mining produces toxic chemicals that end up in water sources, they said.
Myanmar Junta Uses Pregnant Women and...
Nearly 100 civilians were caught in a battle in western Myanmar on Tuesday, locals told Radio Free Asia. As fighting in Rakhine state between the Arakan Army and junta forces continues over the disputed town of Pauktaw, residents report an increase in abductions and injuries across the region.
Ongoing Conflict in Northern Myanmar Kills...
Residents in northeastern Myanmar are facing both a humanitarian crisis and intense conflict, people living in the area told Radio Free Asia. On Sunday night, airstrikes by junta forces killed two people, including a child, in Shan state.
Myanmar Junta Attacks by Air,River During...
The latest clash in western Myanmar between the Arakan Army and junta troops drove 20,000 people from their homes, residents told Radio Free Asia. After the ethnic armed group seized a police station in Rakhine state Thursday morning, junta forces retaliated with airstrikes.
Myanmar’s Kunta Ambushes Rakhine Village at...
Four children were also injured in the surprise attack. By RFA Burmese Shrapnel from a shell explosion killed three villagers and injured several others in western Myanmar on Tuesday night, residents told Radio Free Asia. Four children were among the eight injured in Rakhine state as attacks escalate. No fighting preceded the attack, locals said. …
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