Air raids, conscripts and China: How Myanmar’s military is regaining ground

Air raids, conscripts and China: How Myanmar’s military is regaining ground

Rebel fighters in Myanmar lose key towns as conscription, relentless air raids and Chinese support bolster the military.

How Myanmar’s military is regaining ground after years of rebel gains

One of the clearest examples came in Falam, a strategic town in Chin State near the Indian border. Rebel fighters withdrew in April after a six-month military offensive, saying they had run out of ammunition, Al Jazeera reported. The Myanmar military had used hundreds of air strikes and deployed roughly 1,000 troops in its campaign […] The post How Myanmar’s military is regaining ground after years of rebel gains appeared first on azeritimes.com.