The soldiers are from five battalions in one western Myanmar township, the Arakan Army insurgent group said.
A rebel group that took a key town lost it to the junta two weeks later. But there's more to the story.
The Myanmar army is experiencing a rapid rise in defections and military losses, posing questions about the continued viability of the junta’s grip on power.
Only 295 private hospitals nationwide have business licenses from the military, a ministry spokesperson said.
Airstrikes on Friday morning, residents on the border say.
More than 30 weapons were seized from the junta’s base camp, an official said.
Victims were patients and employees under 30, an anti-junta group said.
Thaksin Shinawatra has met with key figures in the resistance to Myanmar’s ruling junta and has reportedly requested permission to visit the country which has been under military control for more than three years
Executive Summary Anti-junta rebels in Myanmar are increasingly turning to 3D-printed weaponry to fight the regime’s forces. These weapons are significantly cheaper to acquire and easier to produce than factory-made armaments. Going forward, 3D printers may offer insurgents arounds the world a new means by which to acquire arms which had previously been too challenging to obtain. In the Burmese
Junta troops’ recapture of border villages leaves four dead, residents said.
Trade with China, Bangladesh and Thailand has been hurt by conflict between junta and insurgent forces.
New data shows the military killed nearly 90 people in the region in the first quarter of 2024.