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Myanmar Rebels Claim Control Of Town, Deny Targeting Rohingya
A powerful armed ethnic group in Myanmar said on Sunday it had won control over a town in the western state of Rakhine after weeks of fighting, denying accusations it had targeted members of the Muslim-minority Rohingya during the offensive.
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Myanmar Armed Group Claims It Has "Completely Controlled" Port Town Pauktaw
Fighters from a Myanmar ethnic minority armed group have seized control of a port town after more than two months of intense clashes with junta troops, they said.
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More Myanmar Soldiers Enter Mizoram Amid Conflict With Armed Ethnic Group
More army personnel have crossed the border into Mizoram in the past two days as fighting continues between rebel forces in Myanmar and the junta-regime.
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Myanmar Armed Group Says Captured Town Near India, Bangladesh Border
An armed ethnic minority group in Myanmar has said it captured a town and several junta outposts near the border with Bangladesh and India, in the latest setback for the embattled military.
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151 Myanmar Soldiers Flee To Mizoram Amid Conflict With Armed Ethnic Group
At least 151 Myanmarese soldiers fled to Mizoram's Lawngtlai district after their camps in the neighbouring country were overrun by an armed ethnic group, an Assam Rifles officer said on Saturday.
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50,000 People Displaced In Myanmar After Ethnic Violence: UN
Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military two weeks ago, the United Nations said Friday.
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China Urges Myanmar To "Cooperate" In Maintaining Border Stability
A senior Chinese diplomat has urged Myanmar to "cooperate" in maintaining stability on their shared border, Beijing said today, after armed groups fighting the junta seized a strategic trading outpost.
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5 Indians Kidnapped In Myanmar Freed After Timely Intervention: Centre
The Indian government on Tuesday said its "timely intervention" ensured the release of five Indians and five Myanmar nationals, including an MP, who had been taken hostage by an ethnic rebel group in the country's restive Rakhine province.
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13 Myanmar Police Officers Killed By Rakhine Rebels In "Brazen Raids"
Thirteen Myanmar police officers were killed in raids Friday by ethnic Rakhine rebels, the army said, in a brazen, co-ordinated attack on the country's Independence Day which adds a dangerous new dimension to conflict in the restive western state.
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Myanmar Seizes Drugs And Equipment Worth $7 Million In Lab Raid
Myanmar troops seized $7 million worth of narcotics, precursors and equipment in a raid on drug labs in the restive north, the army said Monday, as it continues a war against ethnic rebels accused of profiting from the drug trade.
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Thousands Flee Fighting In Myanmar's Shan State
Thousands of civilians have fled their homes in north-eastern Myanmar after a recent upswing in fighting between ethnic minority rebels and the army, combatants and witnesses said today.
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Thousands Displaced In Myanmar Rebel Clashes: UN
Over 3,000 people have fled their homes in northern Myanmar following clashes between two ethnic rebel groups, the United Nations said today, raising fears that the government's fragile peace efforts could be fracturing.
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Ethnic Rebels' Show Of Force Highlights Aung San Suu Kyi's Peace Challenge
Speaking to 1,000 of his soldiers at a mountain base on Myanmar's border with Thailand, the leader of a powerful ethnic armed group called on other rebels to join government-led peace talks and appealed for unity among the country's minorities.
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Myanmar Ethnic Groups Place Faith In Suu Kyi Government For Peace
Rebel negotiators applauded talks with Myanmar authorities Saturday at the end of five days of discussions, but said the real business of crafting peace rests with Aung San Suu Kyi's government-in-waiting.
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Myanmar Inks Peace Pact With Ethnic Rebels in India's Presence
The Myanmar government today signed a peace accord with eight of the 15 ethnic armed groups, a ceremony which was attended by India along with other five "international witnesses".
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Myanmar Rebels Claim Control Of Town, Deny Targeting Rohingya
A powerful armed ethnic group in Myanmar said on Sunday it had won control over a town in the western state of Rakhine after weeks of fighting, denying accusations it had targeted members of the Muslim-minority Rohingya during the offensive.
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Myanmar Armed Group Claims It Has "Completely Controlled" Port Town Pauktaw
Fighters from a Myanmar ethnic minority armed group have seized control of a port town after more than two months of intense clashes with junta troops, they said.
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More Myanmar Soldiers Enter Mizoram Amid Conflict With Armed Ethnic Group
More army personnel have crossed the border into Mizoram in the past two days as fighting continues between rebel forces in Myanmar and the junta-regime.
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Myanmar Armed Group Says Captured Town Near India, Bangladesh Border
An armed ethnic minority group in Myanmar has said it captured a town and several junta outposts near the border with Bangladesh and India, in the latest setback for the embattled military.
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151 Myanmar Soldiers Flee To Mizoram Amid Conflict With Armed Ethnic Group
At least 151 Myanmarese soldiers fled to Mizoram's Lawngtlai district after their camps in the neighbouring country were overrun by an armed ethnic group, an Assam Rifles officer said on Saturday.
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50,000 People Displaced In Myanmar After Ethnic Violence: UN
Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military two weeks ago, the United Nations said Friday.
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China Urges Myanmar To "Cooperate" In Maintaining Border Stability
A senior Chinese diplomat has urged Myanmar to "cooperate" in maintaining stability on their shared border, Beijing said today, after armed groups fighting the junta seized a strategic trading outpost.
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5 Indians Kidnapped In Myanmar Freed After Timely Intervention: Centre
The Indian government on Tuesday said its "timely intervention" ensured the release of five Indians and five Myanmar nationals, including an MP, who had been taken hostage by an ethnic rebel group in the country's restive Rakhine province.
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13 Myanmar Police Officers Killed By Rakhine Rebels In "Brazen Raids"
Thirteen Myanmar police officers were killed in raids Friday by ethnic Rakhine rebels, the army said, in a brazen, co-ordinated attack on the country's Independence Day which adds a dangerous new dimension to conflict in the restive western state.
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Myanmar Seizes Drugs And Equipment Worth $7 Million In Lab Raid
Myanmar troops seized $7 million worth of narcotics, precursors and equipment in a raid on drug labs in the restive north, the army said Monday, as it continues a war against ethnic rebels accused of profiting from the drug trade.
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Thousands Flee Fighting In Myanmar's Shan State
Thousands of civilians have fled their homes in north-eastern Myanmar after a recent upswing in fighting between ethnic minority rebels and the army, combatants and witnesses said today.
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Thousands Displaced In Myanmar Rebel Clashes: UN
Over 3,000 people have fled their homes in northern Myanmar following clashes between two ethnic rebel groups, the United Nations said today, raising fears that the government's fragile peace efforts could be fracturing.
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Ethnic Rebels' Show Of Force Highlights Aung San Suu Kyi's Peace Challenge
Speaking to 1,000 of his soldiers at a mountain base on Myanmar's border with Thailand, the leader of a powerful ethnic armed group called on other rebels to join government-led peace talks and appealed for unity among the country's minorities.
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Myanmar Ethnic Groups Place Faith In Suu Kyi Government For Peace
Rebel negotiators applauded talks with Myanmar authorities Saturday at the end of five days of discussions, but said the real business of crafting peace rests with Aung San Suu Kyi's government-in-waiting.
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Myanmar Inks Peace Pact With Ethnic Rebels in India's Presence
The Myanmar government today signed a peace accord with eight of the 15 ethnic armed groups, a ceremony which was attended by India along with other five "international witnesses".
