Indiscriminate shelling kills family in western Myanmar — Radio Free Asia

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Heavy artillery in Myanmar’s west killed seven people over the weekend, locals told Radio Free Asia. After the ethnic rebel army captured a city only 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Rakhine state’s capital of Sittwe on Mar. 4, most residents fled as junta soldiers prepared for battle.  While the Arakan Army has not entered Sittwe,

Junta arrests 600 civilians after their arrival at 2 Rakhine airports — Radio Free Asia

Kyaukphyu airport in Rakhine state is seen in this undated photo. (Winnet Myanmar)

Junta troops arrested around 600 civilians after their flights from Yangon landed at two airports in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state, according to family members and sources with knowledge of the situation, who said the military is holding them on suspicion of attempting to join the armed resistance. The arrests come amid the enactment of a

Junta shelling kills two children, injures several in Myanmar’s Rakhine state — Radio Free Asia

A Myanmar military helicopter flies over Minbya, Sept. 25, 2022. Credit: Hantar

Military shelling in Myanmar’s Rakhine state over the past four days has claimed the lives of at least two children and injured several others, residents said Monday, as clashes ramp up between junta troops and ethnic insurgents following a two-year lull. Late on Sunday evening, junta troops from the 9th Military Operations Command (MOC-9) in

Execution of democracy icons shows Myanmar junta is desperate to exert control — Radio Free Asia

In the past, the Myanmar military, led by Snr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, has been able to do what it wants because the population has been terrified of them. Credit: AFP

Why would Myanmar’s junta risk fueling more anger at home and outrage abroad through its execution on Monday of four activists, including two icons of the democracy movement? The answer might be found in its failing fortunes on the battlefield amid a deepening civil war. Myanmar state media announced Monday the execution of Ko Jimmy,

Six killed, 11 injured by landmines amid renewed tensions in Myanmar’s Rakhine state — Radio Free Asia

Residents assist a person injured by a landmine in Rathedaung township's Thar Si Htaunt village, June 17, 2022. Credit: Citizen journalist

Six people were killed and at least 11 others injured in nearly 30 landmine explosions over the past two months in Myanmar’s Rakhine and Chin states, an ethnic Rakhine group said Tuesday, amid reports of clashes between the military and Rakhine rebels. The Rakhine Ethnic Congress (REC), which documents the casualties from landmines used in

Military and Arakan Army ceasefire at risk after weekend clashes in Myanmar — Radio Free Asia

Military and Arakan Army ceasefire at risk after weekend clashes in Myanmar — Radio Free Asia

Combating in between junta soldiers and members of the Arakan Army (AA) has actually resumed in Myanmars Rakhine state for the first time in more than a year after the military assaulted 2 of the ethnic armys bases over the weekend, an AA authorities source said Monday. A citizen of Rakhines Maungdaw area informed RFAs

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