Ramree, Myanmar: An army airstrike on a village kills at least 40 …
15 hours ago · An airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group killed about 40 people and injured at least 20 others, officials of the group and a local charity ...
An army airstrike on a village in western Myanmar has killed at …
1 day ago · The Arakan Army is the well-trained and well-armed military wing of the Rakhine ethnic minority movement which seeks autonomy from Myanmar’s central government. It is also a member of an alliance of armed ethnic groups that recently gained strategic territory in the country’s northeast on the border with China.
Myanmar’s military regime extends state of emergency by 6 …
Aug 1, 2024 · BANGKOK (AP) — The military regime that seized power in Myanmar 3 1/2 years ago extended a state of emergency in the civil war-wracked country for another six months, saying Wednesday it needs time to prepare for long-promised elections.
A turning point in Myanmar as army suffers big losses - BBC
After two-and-half years of battling the armed uprising it provoked with its disastrous coup, the military is looking weak, and possibly beatable. The government has responded with airstrikes and...
Myanmar military control weakening as anti-coup forces …
May 31, 2024 · Myanmar’s military regime has lost control of more parts of the Southeast Asian country, particularly along its borders, since anti-coup forces formed an alliance to mount a renewed offensive...
Resistance forces push military regime close to brink in Myanmar
Oct 28, 2024 · BANGKOK (AP) — Three well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a strategic stalemate with the regime’s military with rapid gains of huge swaths of territory and inspiring others to attack around the country.
Myanmar civil war: Opponents vow ‘beginning of the end’ for …
Nov 28, 2023 · Junta airstrikes and ground attacks on what the Myanmar military calls “terrorist” targets have killed thousands of civilians to date, including children, and displaced about 2 million people.
Myanmar civil war: Military loses control of key town on Thai …
Apr 12, 2024 · Myanmar rebels fighting the junta say they have seized the last remaining military base in a key border town, dealing the latest significant blow to the country’s military rulers as they...
Myanmar military admits facing ‘heavy assaults’ from anti-coup …
Nov 16, 2023 · Myanmar’s military regime has admitted it is facing “heavy assaults” by anti-coup forces who began a coordinated offensive at the end of last month, claiming to have taken control of several...
Myanmar’s Army is Collapsing: An Update
As the Myanmar military faces a record level of defections, its control of the country looks increasingly tenuous. Post by Joshua Kurlantzick, Author. People's Liberation Army members carry...