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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.

Nearly 30 Myanmar Junta Forces, Five Resistance Fighters Killed in Last Four Days of Fighting

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War Against the Junta

By The Irrawaddy

The Irrawaddy’s latest roundup includes clashes in Karen State and Bago, Mandalay and Sagaing regions.

Myanmar Junta Dissolves Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD

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Burma

By AFP

It said the party, whose government was ousted by the military in a 2021 coup, had failed to comply with a harsh new electoral registration law imposed by the regime.

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.

Karen Armed Group Seizes Border Outpost From Myanmar Regime Forces

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War Against the Junta

By The Irrawaddy

The KNLA’s successful raid on the military outpost on the Salween River in Hpapun District came just a day after the junta chief vowed to crush resistance to his rule.

Myanmar Junta Chief Vows to Defeat Shadow Govt and Allied EAOs for Supporting Resistance

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The Armed Forces Day comments highlight the growing threat posed by the National Unity Govt, People’s Defense Force and allied ethnic groups to Min Aung Hlaing’s regime.

Convoy of Myanmar Junta Reinforcements Decimated Near Matupi: Chin Resistance

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Burma

By Hein Htoo Zan

At least 13 regime soldiers killed in two days of ambushes on resupply trucks that had already lost a dozen men in previous attacks.

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.  

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.

Myanmar's Junta-Linked Cronies and Firms Donate to Armed Forces Day

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Junta Crony

By Hein Htoo Zan

The Irrawaddy has investigated 20 firms that helped fund Monday's parade in Naypyitaw.

Myanmar Resistance Inflicts Heavy Losses on Notorious Military Unit

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War Against the Junta

By Hein Htoo Zan

The ‘Ogre Column’, responsible for a string of murders, rapes and beheadings in Sagaing, lost dozens of troops in recent clashes with a coalition of resistance forces.

Nearly 50 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Three Days of Resistance Attacks

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War Against the Junta

By The Irrawaddy

The Irrawaddy’s latest roundup includes incidents in Sagaing, Mandalay, Magwe, Ayeyarwady and Tanintharyi regions and Mon and Chin states.

Narrow Chinese Interests Shaping Security Landscape in Northern Myanmar: US Expert

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Interview

By Igor Blazevic

In Part Two of an interview, Asia security expert Jason Tower says to end Myanmar’s crisis, the NUG, EAOs, civil society and diverse global actors must work together.

Sounds of the Loom Return to Myanmar’s Home of Traditional Weaving

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Features

By Yuzana

With the support of well-wishers, weavers in Sagaing who lost everything in regime arson attacks hope to rise from the ashes.