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May 17, 2024 06:26 pm
Conscription Crisis: Myanmar's Military is Recruiting Young Men at Gunpoint



Young men are being arrested and conscripted at checkpoints in Magwe Region's Aunglan town after many fled or bribed their way out, and local administrators threw a wrench into the recruitment process.
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May 17, 2024 04:53 pm
'No Agreement' Between Myanmar Junta and Brotherhood Alliance in Latest Peace Talks



Fifth round of China-brokered talks focused on resumption of Shan State border trade and the battle for Rakhine, according to sources.
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May 17, 2024 04:42 pm
KIA Hails Victory Over Myanmar Junta Despite Death of Chief of Staff



The Kachin Independence Army's operations chief Lieutenant General Rukhkyawng Hkawng Lum died of natural causes in Laiza this week.
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May 17, 2024 02:11 pm
KIA Seizes Myanmar Junta Base in Gold, Amber Mining Hub in Kachin



It said it captured the Nambyu outpost in Tanai Township with the help of resistance allies after six days of fighting.
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May 17, 2024 08:30 am
Japan's 'Special Relationship' With Myanmar Has Abetted Decades of Military Rule



In light of EAO and NUG leaders' recent talks in Tokyo, The Irrawaddy revisits a column from 2022 exploring Japan's decades-long ties with Myanmar's military regimes.
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May 16, 2024 08:27 am
Myanmar Junta, Indian Air Force Brass Meet Amid Regime's Aerial Campaign of Terror



As a senior Indian air force officer attended a bilateral Air Force Dialogue in Naypyitaw this week, the regime's warplanes bombed villages around Myanmar.
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May 16, 2024 08:13 am
MNDAA Accused of Forcibly Recruiting Myanmar Migrants, Killing Deserters



The ethnic army has reportedly deployed around 1,000 migrant workers to fight junta troops on the front line in Shan State.
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May 16, 2024 08:02 am
Myanmar's Civilian Govt, Ethnic Armed Groups Seek Support in Tokyo



National Unity Government minister joins officials from ethnic armed groups to call on Japanese government to put more pressure on the faltering junta.
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May 16, 2024 07:58 am
Chin Tensions High as Myanmar Junta Blockades Border Town



Tonzang residents say they cannot leave the town as regime troops and their Zomi Revolutionary Army encircle the town.
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May 16, 2024 07:27 am
Battle for Rakhine: Myanmar War Crimes Mount as Hospital, School Bombed 



Arakan Army accuses junta of taking deadly vengeance on civilians as it loses grip on westernmost state.  
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