Myanmar Armed Groups Rebuff Junta’s ‘Cooperation’ Appeal

Myanmar armed groups rebuff junta’s ‘cooperation’ appeal

BANGKOK, July 5 —Myanmar’s ruling junta today made a rare call for the armed groups it is fighting to cooperate with it ahead of a slated election, an invitation anti-coup forces swiftly rejected. The unexpected appeal comes as the junta continues to suffer major battlefield reverses to ethnic minority armed groups and pro-democracy “People’s Defence Forces” (PDF) that rose up to oppose its seizure of power in 2021. “If the armed groups... choos…

Myanmar junta forces burn nearly 200 homes in Bago Region

Children, pregnant women, and elderly people were among the thousands forced to flee their homes by junta arson attacks