The coordinated offensive launched last week near the border with China is continuing after the Kachin Independence Army seized more than 20 outposts and bases from the junta's military.
More than 160 junta soldiers were killed in the battle for Shadaw town, and three children – aged three, five and seven – were among those executed by junta troops last month, ethnic army says.
Beijing is ramping up pressure after brokering a Shan State truce, convinced that neither side can win a civil war that is threatening billions of dollars in Chinese investment.
He was among many soldiers killed while attempting to flee positions being overrun by the ethnic army in Rakhine State's Minbya and Kyauktaw townships in recent days.
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The coordinated offensive launched last week near the border with China is continuing after the Kachin Independence Army seized more than 20 outposts and bases from the junta's military.
More than 160 junta soldiers were killed in the battle for Shadaw town, and three children – aged three, five and seven – were among those executed by junta troops last month, ethnic army says.
Lack of action by the international community has emboldened the regime to continue mass killings of civilians, human rights groups said.
Beijing is ramping up pressure after brokering a Shan State truce, convinced that neither side can win a civil war that is threatening billions of dollars in Chinese investment. 
Brig-Gen Min Maung was accused by junta boss Min Aung Hlaing of disobeying orders, according to sources. 
He was among many soldiers killed while attempting to flee positions being overrun by the ethnic army in Rakhine State's Minbya and Kyauktaw townships in recent days.
The Irrawaddy's latest roundup includes incidents in Rakhine and Kachin states and Sagaing and Mandalay regions.
A student activist who led flash mob protests before being jailed for 15 years says that if released she will resume her anti-regime activities.
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