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Myanmar Resistance Fighter Beheaded, Two Teens Killed in Sagaing Raid

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

A drone video seen by The Irrawaddy shows regime troops chopping the head off a resistance deputy commander.

Myanmar Junta Sacks Commander After Heavy Casualties in Karen State

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

In the latest reshuffles, Lieutenant General Khin Hlaing has been forced out after losing numerous troops in the resistance stronghold.

Junta Watch: Regime Promotes Heritage Farce to UNESCO; Military Reinforcements in Rakhine Rattle Truce; and More

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Junta Watch

By The Irrawaddy

Also this week, Min Aung Hlaing’s wife sacrificed luxury for Sittwe visit, and Myanmar’s Belt and Road initiative got a new chair.

Myanmar Junta Jets Attack Medics in Kayah State

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Burma

By NORA

A Demoso Township high school, hosting a volunteer medical clinic, was attacked by regime fighters on Thursday.

Myanmar Regime Sentences Jailed NLD Lawmaker to 11 More Years in Prison

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Politics

By The Irrawaddy

Daw Thet Htar Hnoung is one of over 1,200 NLD members to have been arrested since the coup.

HRW Urges Bangladesh to Halt Rohingya Returns

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Asia

By Muktadir Rashid  

The Rohingya picked for Myanmar's junta repatriation project are unwilling to return, says Human Rights Watch.

China and ASEAN Stay Silent on Myanmar Junta’s Dissolution of Political Parties

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Myanmar’s Crisis & the World

By The Irrawaddy

The regime’s move shows its contempt for ASEAN’s peace plan, but so far the bloc and Beijing appear unconcerned. 

Myanmar's Civilian PM Warns Junta Force to Defect

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The National Unity Government’s Prime Minister Mahn Winn Khaing Thann tells regime personnel to make a final choice.

Resistance Reports Heavy Fighting in Kayah and Shan

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Burma

By NORA

The fighting was fierce and the regime conducted airstrikes, causing resistance casualties.

Myanmar Regime’s ‘Ogre Column’ Kills Resistance Leader in Sagaing Raid

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The notorious junta detachment has been reinforced after suffering heavy casualties and has returned to raiding villages in Sagaing Region.

Myanmar Regime Airstrike Kills Children in Chin State

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

At least eight civilians are believed to have died in an unprovoked junta air raid on a village outside Thantlang Town on Thursday.

International Community Condemns Myanmar Junta for NLD Dissolution

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Politics

By The Irrawaddy

Violence ‘likely to escalate’ countrywide following announcement.

At least 1,113 Deaths in Myanmar Junta Detention Since Coup

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Conflicts In Numbers

By The Irrawaddy

Many were shot, set on fire or tortured to death shortly after being detained, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.

Myanmar Junta Reinforcement Convoy to Chin State Capital Ambushed

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The Chin Defense Force says the 27-vehicle convoy has been attacked numerous times since leaving Sagaing Region.

Yes, the Myanmar Military Really Could Implode

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Editorial

By The Irrawaddy

Rank-and-file soldiers are well aware they are despised by the people and led by incompetent and corrupt generals. Morale is low and recruitment has collapsed.