BANGKOK — An ethnic armed group in Myanmar has claimed complete control of a key region along the country's border with Bangladesh, piling further pressure on the military government battling opponents elsewhere across the Southeast Asian nation.
BANGKOK — An ethnic armed group in Myanmar has claimed complete control of a key region along the country's border with Bangladesh, piling further pressure on the military government battling opponents elsewhere across the Southeast Asian nation.Fighting has rocked Myanmar 's western Rakhine state since the Arakan Army attacked security forces in November 2023, ending a ceasefire that had largely held since the junta's Feb.
People disembark from a boat upon arriving at Sinkin village after fleeing fighting between Myanmar's military and the Kachin Independence Army in Bhamo township, northern Kachin state, on Dec. 6, 2024. AFP PHOTOA statement released by the AA on Tuesday night said the group had 'completely controlled the whole region of Maungdaw' — a district that is home to more than 110,000 people, according to the last census — since Sunday.
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