War & Conflict
[ Frontier Myanmar ] ‘Our revolution is starting’: Urban guerrillas prepare to step up killings, bombings
“We can’t protest on the street because the army and security forces shoot us with real bullets. But we must revolt against the junta, so we choose armed revolution,” Min Wai told Frontier on May 24, asking not to reveal his real name for safety reasons. That month, he and his friends travelled from Yangon to an…
Read MorePeople’s Defense Force (PDF) in Mandalay killed two police officers on Tuesday morning and confiscated a gun during a spontaneous attack.
Bo Htun Tauk, a spokesperson for the group, contacted Myanmar Now on Friday to claim responsibility for the attack. “Usually there would be five bikes or so, so since it was just two policemen we said screw it and hit them with the car,” he said. The bike got thrown onto the pavement. They were…
Read MoreAlleged Explosion occurred near Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda
Both sides are alleging the other side as the perpetrator.
Read More[ Al Jazeera ] Turkey’s troops should leave Afghanistan under 2020 deal: Taliban
Taliban spokesman tells Reuters Turkey should withdraw troops as part of deal with the US for pullout of foreign forces. Turkey should withdraw its troops from Afghanistan under the 2020 deal for the pullout of foreign forces, a Taliban spokesman has said, effectively rejecting Ankara’s proposal to guard and run Kabul’s airport after the United…
Read MoreA bomb exploded at a Chinese-backed clothing factory in Ayeyarwady Region
A bomb exploded at a Chinese-backed clothing factory in Ayeyarwady Region on Friday morning. It is the latest attack on a Chinese-owned business in Myanmar after arson attacks on factories in the Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone in Yangon in March.
Read More[ AFP ] New fighting in east Myanmar displaces around 100,000: UN
An estimated 100,000 people have been displaced by new fighting between Myanmar’s military and rebel groups in the east of the coup-stricken country, the UN said Tuesday. Myanmar has been in chaos and its economy paralysed since the generals ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in February, accusing it of fraud during 2020 elections. Fighting…
Read MoreHeavy Fighting between Military and Civilian/Armed Groups at Demoso town, Kayah State
May Wong@MayWongCNA #Demoso town in #Kayah state, eastern #Myanmar experiences heavy firing/attack again today. The town has been seeing violent clashes between civilian-formed defence forces/#ethnic armed groups & #military in recent weeks. Schools & churches not spared #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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