US EditionFierce fighting in Myanmar between army, resistance groups kills at least 26, groups say
- Fierce fighting between Myanmar's army and local militant groups has killed at least 26 civilians, including six children, in Shan State's Pekon township, a hotly contested area in the ongoing armed struggle.
- The recent fighting has focused on Mobye, a conglomeration of villages near Kayah State, a stronghold of resistance to military rule, where newly formed militia units opposed to military rule are part of a loosely organized People's Defense Force, or PDF.
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Fierce fighting in Myanmar between army, resistance fighters kills at least 26, groups say
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Reports say recent fierce fighting between Myanmar’s army and resistance fighters in an area east of the country’s capital has killed at least 26 civilians, including six children. The fighting has taken place in Shan State’s Pekon township, a hotly contested area of the armed struggle that arose after the army’s February 2021 seizure of power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. The figh…
Fierce fighting in Myanmar between army, resistance groups kills at least 26, groups say
Recent fierce fighting between Myanmar's army and local militant groups has killed at least 26 civilians, including six children, in area east of the capital, according to reports Wednesday by a resident, a rights group and a medical assistance group.
Fierce fighting in Myanmar between army, resistance groups kills at least 26, groups say
Family members mourn a victim of what they say was shelling by Myanmar army, in Mobye, in Myanmars Shan State, Saturday, June 10, 2023. Reports say recent fierce fighting between Myanmars army and local armed resistance groups in an area less than 100 kilometers (60 miles) east of Naypyitaw, the countrys capital has killed at least 26 civilians, including six children. (Free Burma Rangers via AP)(Uncredited / Associated Press) Fierce fighting …
Fierce fighting in Myanmar between army, resistance groups kills at least 26, groups say
Reports say recent fierce fighting between Myanmar’s army and local armed resistance groups in an area east of the country’s capital has killed at least 26 civilians, including six children
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