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Over 30 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Fierce Weekend Fighting

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Civilian resistance fighters and regime forces clashed over the weekend in Chin and Kayah states and Sagaing Region.

Scores of Myanmar Regime Troops Killed in Clashes With Civilian, Ethnic Groups

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Junta soldiers clashed with People’s Defense Force and KIA fighters in Sagaing Region, and with the KNDF and KA in Kayah State.

Dozens of Junta Troops Killed in Attacks by Civilian PDF Units

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

People’s Defense Force teams claim to have killed at least 26 regime personnel in a series of attacks in four states and regions since Thursday as fighting intensifies.

What Has Happened to Myanmar’s Tatmadaw?

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Tasked with fighting a full-fledged war in the heartland, it remains to be seen whether the military will splinter or double down on its atrocities.

Myanmar Shadow Government’s Declaration of War Echoes 1949 Rebellion

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Soon after independence, half of Myanmar was occupied by rebel forces and ethnic armed organizations fighting the then government.

Myanmar Resistance Responds to NUG’s Declaration of War on Junta

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

A series of attacks on regime forces followed the shadow, civilian National Unity Government’s call for civilians to fight to end military rule.

New Regime, Same Old Drug Myths in Myanmar

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Reports that the junta’s crackdown on political foes has diverted resources from drug interdiction recycle old fallacies about the narcotics trade in Myanmar.

Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast-Part II

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Guest Column

By Ye Myo Hein

Ethnic armed groups increasingly skeptical about the idea of a federal state and their lack of unity threatens resistance to the military regime.  

Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast

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Guest Column

By Ye Myo Hein

Ethnic armed groups increasingly skeptical about the idea of a federal state and their lack of unity threatens resistance to the military regime.

Myanmar Junta Troops Die in Weekend Clashes

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Ethnic armed groups attacked regime forces in Karen, Kayah and Shan states.

Myanmar’s Shadow Government Plans COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

National Unity Government is set to receive six million vaccine doses from the UN’s COVAX program.

China Doesn’t Want Myanmar’s NLD Dissolved: Informed Sources

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Prior to its ousting by the military, the National League for Democracy-led government had good relations with China, agreeing to implement major infrastructure projects.

Striking Cops Form Shadow Police Force to Oppose Myanmar Junta

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Over 300 police officers in Kayah State have joined the newly-established Karenni State Police to fight military rule.

Myanmar Resistance Landmines Kill Junta Troops After Attack on Power Line

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The People's Defense Forces in Shan State say it destroyed a power cable supplying the military and left landmines around the site which killed around seven soldiers.

More Than 40 Junta Troops Killed Across Myanmar

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Civilian resistance fighters claim to have successfully attacked regime forces in Sagaing Region and Chin and Shan states.