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The ethnic Kachin armed group claimed it killed at least eight regime soldiers in attacks in Sumprabum, Hpakant and Waimaw.

The trio of reporters from the Myitkyina Journal, which has closely covered anti-regime protests in the city, are being held at a military interrogation center.

Ko Wai Moe Naing, 26, who has been at the forefront of anti-regime protests in Monywa, was rammed while riding a scooter, beaten and dragged away, witnesses said.

Myitnge had staged daily anti-regime protests but had been spared a military crackdown until this week; national death toll climbs to at least 718.

Nearly 100 of the regime’s soldiers killed in battle with Kachin Independence Army over base near the Chinese border.

High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet says ‘states must not allow the deadly mistakes of the past in Syria and elsewhere to be repeated.’

The girl’s condition is not yet known; Tamu residents said junta forces used grenades to destroy roadblocks and raided a local hospital, destroying equipment there.

Regime forces reportedly used mortars to drop explosive shells on three Bago residential wards in a dawn raid targeting roadblocks.

While the CRPH demanded Beijing’s support, an embassy official expressed concern for the safety of Chinese citizens, investments in Myanmar during a phone call last week.

Military housing, government offices and shopping mall are blast scenes; Facebook full of suspicion and speculation about those responsible.

More fatalities expected after regime troops use grenades and other explosives on protesters manning a roadblock to keep police and soldiers out of the town.