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Human‑wave attacks and drones: How Myanmar's junta is fighting back
Reuters, Published on 16/12/2025
» NAY PYI TAW — For seven days, rebel fighter Khant and his comrades held the line as Myanmar's military pounded their positions with artillery and drone strikes.
China pressures rebels in Myanmar rare-earth belt
Reuters, Published on 08/07/2025
» The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar.
China sends team to Myanmar to monitor ceasefire
Reuters, Published on 22/04/2025
» BEIJING — China has recently sent a team to Myanmar to monitor a ceasefire it brokered between the country's ruling military and a rebel group, China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday, signalling its deepening involvement in an expanding civil war.
Myanmar rebels claim to hold junta’s western HQ
Reuters and Online Reporters, Published on 21/12/2024
» A rebel army in Myanmar says it has captured a major military headquarters in the country’s west, marking the fall of the junta’s second regional command as it faces mounting setbacks against a nationwide armed resistance movement.
China's Xi faces dilemma as consulate blast sparks fear of Myanmar chaos
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/10/2024
» SINGAPORE - For decades, China has sought to maintain influence among armed ethnic groups in Myanmar in lawless border areas while also providing support to military leaders in charge of the Southeast Asian nation. An attack on its consulate last week shows that balancing act is becoming untenable.
China ‘promises aid for elections in Myanmar’
Reuters, Published on 15/08/2024
» China has promised technical support and aid to military-run Myanmar for conducting a census, followed by an election, state media said on Thursday, signalling Beijing’s backing to a junta cornered by an armed rebellion and steadily losing ground.
Myanmar junta says senior officers held as rebels take over major base
Reuters, Published on 05/08/2024
» Myanmar's junta has lost communications with senior officers at a major military base near the Chinese border, in a rare admission of battlefield failure after rebels announced they had taken control of the key regional army headquarters.
Myanmar junta extends emergency rule as civil war rages on
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/08/2024
» YANGON - The Myanmar junta has extended the emergency rule that has been in place since a 2021 coup, as the generals struggle to quell a civil war with ethnic armed groups and pro-democracy fighters.
Indonesia presses Myanmar on peace commitments as Asean ministers meet
Reuters, Published on 26/07/2024
» VIENTIANE: Indonesia's foreign minister at a regional meeting on Thursday called out warring camps in Myanmar over their refusal to agree to dialogue, as fighting intensifies between the ruling military and an alliance of armed groups.
Myanmar rebels seize key town in major defeat for junta
Reuters, Published on 25/07/2024
» A rebel army in Myanmar said on Thursday it had seized control of a major regional military headquarters near the border with China, in what could be the biggest recent defeat for a ruling junta that is battling to contain a widening revolt.