Rebel group claims to have taken control of Myanmar’s border …
Dec 10, 2024 · One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar’s army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, gaining full control of...
Ethnic armed group claims capture of a strategic Myanmar town …
Dec 10, 2024 · BANGKOK (AP) — One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar’s army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, gaining full control of the 271-kilometer (168-mile) …
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A bloody siege ends Myanmar army control of western border
Insurgents seized Myanmar's border with Bangladesh in one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war.
Myanmar civil war: Military loses control of key town on Thai border ...
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...
For the first time, Myanmar forces flee into ... - Associated Press News
Feb 5, 2024 · DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — More than 100 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police have fled their posts and taken shelter in Bangladesh to escape fighting between Myanmar security forces and an ethnic minority army, an official with …
Anti-coup forces claim control of key Myanmar border town
Apr 8, 2024 · Myanmar’s military appears to have abandoned the strategically important border town of Myawaddy on the eastern border with Thailand, after a sustained assault by an alliance of anti-coup...
Myanmar military loses border town in another big defeat - BBC
Apr 6, 2024 · Hundreds of troops guarding the vital border town of Myawaddy have now agreed to surrender. Most of Myanmar's overland trade with Thailand passes through Myawaddy.
Clashes break out at Thai-Myanmar border between soldiers, …
Apr 20, 2024 · Fighting has broken out between the Myanmar military and ethnic armed groups near the Thai border, according to Thailand’s government and media reports.
Movement of people across Mizoram-Myanmar border regulated …
4 days ago · Security heightened along Mizoram-Myanmar border, residents within 10 km need border pass for 7-day visits, new guidelines enforced.