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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 08/08/2025

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Aug 08, 2025 08:26 pm
Myanmar Junta Sends Envoys to Wa State to Build Election Support



The Shan State chief minister and military officials visited UWSA and NDAA territories as the junta pushes for cooperation ahead of its planned December vote.
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Aug 08, 2025 08:03 pm
Myanmar Junta Retakes Bhamo Battalion HQ



Regime forces, reinforced by a flotilla from Mandalay, have reoccupied a battalion headquarters that fell to the Kachin Independence Army in February.
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Aug 08, 2025 05:19 pm
AA Advances Against Myanmar Junta in Ayeyarwady



The Arakan Army has started a fresh offensive after a month without fighting.
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Aug 08, 2025 04:00 pm
Conscript Tells of Brutal Abuses by Myanmar Military Officers



Rank-and-file soldiers who retreat are often shot dead or beaten by officers lurking behind the lines, according to a young conscript who defected to the ethnic Arakan Army.
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