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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.

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.

Myanmar Regime Forces Clash With Resistance in Karen State

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Junta employing air and artillery strikes as ongoing fighting near the Myanmar-Thailand frontier halts border trade.

Yangon Guerrillas Kill Myanmar Junta Money Laundering Chief

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News

By Hein Htoo Zan

The assassination of Minn Tayzar Nyunt Tin is another warning to all regime tycoons and associates, says the Urban Owls group.

Myanmar Junta Deployment Crushed: Kayah Resistance

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War Against the Junta

By The Irrawaddy

The Karenni Nationalities Defense Force claims resistance groups have killed around 90 regime troops in Demoso Township this week.