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Myanmar Junta Shelling Kills Two Children in Northern Rakhine

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Fighting is increasing across Rakhine State as the Arakan Army increasingly establishes its own administration and seizes regime outposts.

Bangladesh Army Chief Says ‘Ready to Respond’ if Cross-Border Shelling From Myanmar Continues

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Burma

By Muktadir Rashid  

The general said he had complained to his Myanmar counterpart about shooting and shelling across the border, as well as air incursions, amid junta-AA clashes in Rakhine.

AA Outpost Attack Sparks Heavy Myanmar Junta Shelling: Residents

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The Arakan Army launched a pre-dawn attack on a regime base in Paletwa Township, Chin State, where increasing violence is being reported.

Myanmar Junta Blocks UN and Humanitarian Access in Northern Rakhine State

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Access to six townships has been temporarily blocked due to escalating clashes between the Arakan Army and the Myanmar military.

Arakan Army Seizes Another Myanmar Junta Outpost

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The armed group is reportedly attacking the regime more frequently across Rakhine State.

Resistance Groups Seized Nearly 90 Myanmar Junta Outposts Since Coup

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Observers say the regime’s control is increasingly confined to urban areas and major roads.

Around 70% of Western Myanmar’s Chin State Controlled by Resistance

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Interview

By The Irrawaddy

The Chin National Front tells The Irrawaddy that the regime now controls only towns and some major roads.

AA Chief Claims Myanmar Junta Holding Mrauk-U Hostage

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Major General Tun Myat Naing said junta cowards will only attack unarmed civilians in Rakhine State’s historic former capital.

Myanmar Envoy Summoned Over Regime Airstrikes Along Bangladesh Border

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Burma

By Muktadir Rashid  

Junta jets and helicopters are targeting Arakan Army fighters operating on the Myanmar-Bangladesh frontier.

Myanmar Junta Bombs Bangladesh Border Zone After Outpost Attack

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The regime launched airstrikes after the Arakan Army killed 19 police officers at a border outpost in Maungdaw Township, Rakhine State, on Wednesday.

Arakan Army Kills 19 Myanmar Junta Police

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The powerful armed group said it seized a police outpost on the Bangladesh border.

Around 1,000 Villagers Displaced by Fighting in Western Myanmar

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Clashes between the Arakan Army and junta troops are intensifying in Paletwa Township on the border of Chin and Rakhine states.

Myanmar’s Ethnic Groups Must Unite to Topple the Military Regime

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Guest Column

By The Irrawaddy

Only by working together can the peoples of Myanmar end the violence and regain their freedom.

Three Rakhine Civilians Killed as Myanmar Military Shells Villages in Clash With AA

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The deaths and several injuries occurred when regime artillery shells hit a village in Rakhine State’s Mrauk-U Township after AA fighters ambushed junta troops.

Myanmar Military, Arakan Army in Daylong Clash in Rakhine State

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The regime fired artillery at AA targets in northern Maungdaw all day Tuesday after a bloody weekend of fighting that saw nearly 40 junta troops killed.