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Myanmar's army is facing battlefield challenges and grants amnesty to troops jailed for being AWOL

  • Myanmar's military government is releasing jailed soldiers and police to address a manpower shortage, following an amnesty plan to encourage their return to active duty.
  • The military is facing significant battlefield pressures after an offensive by ethnic minority armed groups, leading to renewed fighting nationwide and exposing a shortage of troops.
  • Over 14,000 troops have defected from the military since the seizure of power in 2021, with an alliance of militias claiming victories and seizing military posts and border crossing gates.
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Myanmar's military junta said it would begin releasing soldiers imprisoned for desertion, with the aim of returning them to active military service.

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Associated Press News broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, December 7, 2023.
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