Myanmar

Nov- 2024 -

20 November

This handout photo from Amnesty International taken between June 27 and July 4, 2022 and released on July 20 shows an M14 landmine found by deminers in Kayah State in eastern Myanmar.

Myanmar Led World in Landmine Victims in 2023: Monitor

Landmines and unexploded munitions killed more people in Myanmar than any other country in 2023, a monitor estimates 1,000 dead or wounded.

Sep- 2024 -

6 September

Asia Pacific

Members of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army patrol in Shan state, Myanmar

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Myanmar Armed Group Says 11 Civilians Killed in Junta Air Strikes

Myanmar military air strikes in northern Shan state killed 11 civilians and wounded 11 more, a spokeswoman for an ethnic minority armed group battling the junta said.

Aug- 2024 -

14 August

Asia Pacific

Myanmar soldiers seen marching in formation.

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Myanmar Military Denies Junta Chief Detained by Generals

Myanmar's military said rumors that top generals had detained the embattled junta chief in a new coup were "propaganda" spread by "traitors."

2 August

Asia Pacific

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Myanmar Airstrikes on Border Hospital Near China Kill 10: Media

Myanmar military airstrikes hit a hospital in a city controlled by an ethnic minority armed group close to the China border, killing 10 people, local media reported.

Jul- 2024 -

25 July

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar Junta, Ethnic Armed Group Claim Control of Military Regional HQ

Myanmar's junta and an ethnic minority armed group both claimed they were in control of a town and regional military command in northern Shan state.

22 July

Asia Pacific

Members of the ethnic rebel group Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) take part in a training exercise at their base camp in the forest in Myanmar's northern Shan State

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Myanmar Alliance Agrees to Extend Ceasefire With Junta in Shan State

An alliance of armed groups in Myanmar has agreed to extend a ceasefire with the junta in northern Shan state after "pressure" from China, a leader of one of the groups said.

10 July

Asia Pacific

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Myanmar Ethnic Group Claims Control of Town on Key Highway to China

Myanmar ethnic minority fighters said they seized a town along a key trade highway to China following days of clashes, in another blow to the military.

Jun- 2024 -

21 June

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar Armed Groups Accuse Junta of Breaking China-Brokered Ceasefire

An alliance of Myanmar ethnic armed groups has accused the junta of repeatedly violating a China-brokered ceasefire in the north of the country this month and causing civilian casualties.

May- 2024 -

24 May

Asia Pacific

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