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Myanmar ethnic armed groups seize beach resort town; launch attacks on junta

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Myanmar ethnic armed groups seize beach resort town; launch attacks on junta

In this photo released by the Myanmar Army, a fire burns in the predominantly ethnic Rakhine village of Let Kar in Rakhine State’s Mrauk-U township, western Myanmar. | Photo Credit: AP “Myanmar ethnic armed groups seized a popular beach resort town in the west of the country and launched dawn attacks on junta positions in…

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Myanmar junta orders evacuations around embattled State capital

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Myanmar junta orders evacuations around embattled State capital

This photo shows a destroyed house and burned trees following fighting between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army (AA) ethnic minority armed group in the Rakhine State. | Photo Credit: AFP Myanmar’s junta has ordered thousands of people living outside a State capital threatened by ethnic rebels to leave their homes and head into the…

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